When Bradley Cooper decided to become sober

    When Bradley Cooper decided to become sober


    Hollywood starBradley Cooperhas revealed that he decided to give up alcohol and drugs eight years ago whenhepurposely banged his head on a concrete floor just to showhe was tough.“I was at a party, and deliberately bashed my head on the concrete floor. Like, "Hey, look how tough I am!”I did it again. And I spent the night at St. Vincent's Hospital with a sock of ice, waiting for them to stitch me up,” he told The Hollywood Reporter. TheHangoveractor admits the episodewas a turning pointin his life.He added:“I don't drink or do drugs anymore. Being sober helps a great deal… I remember looking at my life, my apartment, my dogs [when I was still using], and I thought, "What's happening?”.I was so concerned what you thought of me, how I how I was coming across, how I would survive the day.I always felt like an outsider. I just lived in my head. I realised I wasn't going to live up to my potential, and that scared the hell out of me. I thought, "Wow, I'm actually gonna ruin my life. I'm really gonna ruin it."