About this episode

Casey Johnson discusses his struggles with alcohol and cocaine, and his journey to sobriety amidst the challenges of fame.

F Boy Island star Casey Johnson gets vulnerable about his hidden cycle of binge drinking, cocaine use, and his powerful journey to true sobriety. In this deeply moving episode of Recoverycast, reality TV star Casey Johnson opens up about the dark side of sudden fame, mental health challenges, and substance use. From his college baseball days to starring on multiple seasons of F Boy Island, Casey used alcohol and cocaine as a crutch to escape mild OCD, severe anxiety, and crippling panic atta...

People in this episode

Guest: Casey Johnson

Topics covered

• alcohol abuse
• sobriety
• mental health
• substance use
• reality TV
• fame

Keywords

• Casey Johnson
• F Boy Island
• alcohol abuse
• sobriety
• mental health
• substance use
• binge drinking
• OCD
• anxiety
• panic attacks

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: F Boy Island

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