Pooja took to Instagram and dropped a gorgeous monochrome picture of herself. Along with the picture, she wrote a lengthy note about how she ‘chased love’ back then.
Her post read, “I can’t remember a time when I’ve not been in love. With people,yes..but more so with the very Idea of love. I looked for love everywhere I went. Chased it down unfamiliar avenues in the dead of the night & even across countries,borders,continents. Have a lot of myself to attribute to the ones who loved me back & especially the ones that didn’t. I can’t blame anyone for failing me because the truth is I more often than not,failed myself. And then one day the universe Introduced me to the love of my life-Sobriety. And the need for validation from any other source ebbed.”
She further wrote, “A demanding yet fulfilling lover,Sobriety breaks down your defences,bares & reveals your soul,calls out any and all bullshit,yet clasps your hand tight & ensures you make it through many uncertain nights,filling your dawn with such unimaginable light when you do the most revolutionary thing-say NO to yourself. It’s been almost five years of this deeply gratifying relationship. One that has helped me weather many vicious storms,kept me afloat through great loss & grounded through a supposed revival of fortune & fame. There is no room for a third in my life at this point. My priority for the first time ever,is myself. My emotional health,comes first. Sobriety,recovery gets first priority. And because recovery, like love, is selfish no matter what people say,my choice is clear- it is SINGLE BLESSEDNESS all the way!
#sobrietyrocks”
Soon after she posted this, her friends and fans were quick to drop sweet comments. Tillotama Shome commented, “Pure admiration and love for you Pooja and thank you for the words and the journey.” One of the fans wrote, “I lost my husband to alcoholism. There are days when I ask myself why I didn’t force him to go to rehab, perhaps he would have lived. Your post is beautiful and encouraging for everyone who is taking it each day at a time. Thank you
️” To this, Pooja replied, “@koks_c Am so sorry for your loss. And the fact that this question plagues you. Truth is no one can make someone stop. It has to come from within. Wish you much love always.
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On the work front, Pooja recently made her comeback with ‘Sadak 2’ that starred Alia Bhatt, Aditya Roy Kapur and Sanjay Dutt. She was also seen in ‘Bombay Begums’.
