Singer reveals secret 100-day rehab stint

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a new YouTube video titled "I'm Back.""I kind of became somebody who I didn't recognize and I'm sure you didn't either."The One Directioner said he needed to "get well," so he checked into a rehab center in Louisiana. "I was in bad shape up to that point.

I was really happy more than anything when I arrived to kind of put a stopper on life and work. I didn't have my phone for nearly 100 days," he stated. "I didn't connect to the outside world at all and it was kind of prepping me for that moment.

Upon leaving was actually the hardest point was turning the phone back on … because it was a little bit scary."Now out of rehab, the singer said he's discovering this new version of himself.

In the lengthy video, Liam thanked his son, Bear, and his ex Cheryl Cole for "giving me a little bit of freedom to go and get well in that moment, because I had to.""There's no point in trying to be a dad when you've got nothing to teach," he continued. "I don't think up until this point I had much to say to him other than just loving him very deeply."With the lengthy rehab stay behind him, Liam has "more of a grip" on his life.