00:00To the world, Pete Davidson had the ultimate chaotic good life.
00:04Saturday Night Live star, Hollywood heartthrob,
00:07the guy who somehow dated everyone's celebrity crush.
00:10He made a career out of turning his trauma into punchlines.
00:14But behind the late night smiles,
00:16Pete was fighting a war with his own mind, and he was losing.
00:20During a stand-up set, Pete dropped the jokes and admitted the raw truth.
00:24For four years, he was using ketamine every single day.
00:28Now, ketamine is used in controlled medical settings to treat severe depression.
00:33But Pete admitted he wasn't just treating his mind, he was numbing it.
00:38Imagine trying to write jokes, rehearse sketches,
00:41and live under the relentless lens of the paparazzi,
00:44all while navigating a heavy, daily chemical fog.
00:47Pete described it as a total blur.
00:50He was functioning, but he wasn't really there.
00:53For years, Pete used his diagnosis of borderline personality disorder
00:58and severe PTSD as a shield and a punchline.
01:01But you can only run from your own mind for so long.
01:05Eventually, the wheels came off.
01:07The daily substance use collided with his mental health, leading to a breakdown.
01:12Pete checked himself into rehab.
01:14It wasn't a PR stunt.
01:15It was a desperate bid to save his own life.
01:18He realized that the very thing he used to survive his 20s
01:22was going to destroy his 30s.
01:24Today, Pete is on the other side of that fog.
01:27He's clean, he's back on tour, and he's doing what he does best,
01:31turning his darkest moments into art.
01:33But this time, with total clarity.
01:36He told his audience,
01:38I had to go to rehab to learn how to deal with life without the noise.
01:42Pete Davidson's story isn't just about the pitfalls of celebrity.
01:45It's a reminder that no amount of fame, money, or humor
01:50can cure a wound that needs real healing.
01:52It takes courage to make people laugh,
01:54but it takes a lot more courage to admit when you're crying out for help.
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