Frankie Jonas Reveals His Struggles With Drinking, Drugs & Suicidal Thoughts

Frankie Jonas has opened up about his struggles with addiction and suicidal thoughts prior to getting sober a year and a half ago on his Tik Tok account @frankiejonastherapist.

The 20-year-old brother of Nick Jonas, Joe Jonas and Kevin Jonas talked about his struggles after a fan asked him to explain his experience and how he overcame addiction.

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“This is by no means the eloquent explanation I hope to give on a much more serious mode than this. However from a very young age I struggled with drinking and drugging as an escape because I hated life, and I didn’t want to be here,” Jonas said. “I eventually, after many years of trying to kill myself accidentally, came to a point where I was going to do it for real.”

Jonas said something intervened and he went to treatment, which saved his life.

“I couldn’t be more grateful for the fact that I’m alive today because my world has changed so beautifully and so astronomically, and I am not that person anymore. I couldn’t be more grateful that I’m alive and happy.”

In an earlier video, Jonas described himself as a “sober drug addict” while answering a question from a follower about struggling with imposter syndrome.

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“I am a sober drug addict who goes to Columbia University now,” he said. “I don’t belong there! It’s okay that I feel that, but it doesn’t make me less than anyone else, it doesn’t make me more than anyone else. It’s also good to understand that imposter syndrome can sometimes lead to a messiah complex, and that’s not good either. But it’s okay to be in the middle.”

He added that he’s proud of himself for making it there in the first place.

“It doesn’t matter if I get A’s or F’s — I f—ing made it,” he said. “Like, the middle of the pack is a great place to be as long as I’m comfortable with myself. My mental health, stability and love of life is the priority. If I can use that while learning, then let’s get it.”

Jonas also talked about how it’s “okay not to be okay” in one of his videos.