McFly's Dougie Poynter opens up on rehab stints for two separate addictions
dailyrecord.co.ukMcFly star Dougie Poynter has opened up about his experience of going to rehab twice for separate addictions, labelling them both "the worst times in [his] life and the best”.The bassist, 35, rose to fame as a member of the band – alongside Tom Fletcher, Danny Jones and Harry Judd – which produced hit tracks such as 5 Colours in Her Hair and Star Girl, reports Manchester Evening News.Appearing on the On The Mend podcast of his friend and Busted musician Matt Willis, Poynter spoke candidly about his recovery process and how he used music to reconnect with his “pre-drink and drugs” self.Reflecting on his time in rehab, he said: “I’ve done it twice for two separate addictions.
Both times I felt like they were huge life-changing things, they were like the worst times in my life and the best, for some reason.
I still reference my last stint in rehab now whenever I’m not feeling quite right or something.”The 35-year-old explained that his therapist helped him work out that a creative approach was needed for his recover rather than traditional reading or writing tasks.Instead, he said she set him painting tasks to help articulate his emotions, adding: “I found it easier to do that because I was stimulated and I liked doing it, and that was like a little glimmer of hope.”Poynter revealed that the biggest help for him was reconnecting with music, saying: “When I couldn’t connect with any kind of sense of self, I didn’t know who the f*** I was anymore which was terrifying, the disconnect from myself, friends, family, I just felt like I was this lone traveller of the world that didn’t know anybody, like a f****** alien.
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