Mike Majlak reveals his \u201ctrue rock bottom\u201d during addiction imPaulsive, YouTubeYouTube star Mike Majlak recently published his memoir, \u2018The Fifth Vital,\u2019 where he opens up about his past struggles with substance abuse \u2014 a subject he discussed during a shocking May 4 episode of Logan Paul\u2019s \u2018imPaulsive\u2019 podcast. Majlak is more than a co-host for the imPaulsive podcast; having founded his own YouTube series \u201cThe Night Shift,\u201d he\u2019s become an online entertainer in his own right, later becoming part of Logan Paul\u2019s crew of social media celebrities. However, his road to internet stardom wasn\u2019t laid out for him from a young age. Majlak explained that he became addicted to drugs in 2010, and reached \u201crock bottom\u201d when offered illegal substances as a kid in the suburbs. https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B_0a_lNBrLY\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link \u201cMy rock bottom, my true rock bottom, was in 2010,\u201d he began. \u201cI started a new drug because I was offered it in my lowest, non-thinking point in my life. \u201cCrazy! Think about what I\u2019m saying to you now, bro. I was just a regular, white Connecticut kid.\u201d Citing the ensuing months as the \u201cworst year of my life,\u201d Majlak also revealed that his addiction coincided with his grandfather\u2019s struggle with Parkinson\u2019s and Dementia \u2014 making for a perfect storm of tough times for both himself and his mother. https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B_A6xHQhTBI\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link His mother asked him to watch over his grandfather \u2014 a task that led to a heartbreaking moment during the worst period in Majlak\u2019s addiction. \u201cThere was a day when my grandfather was in his recliner,\u201d the star recalled. \u201cHe was downstairs, and he was just screaming, \u2018Help me, help me!\u2019 He was stuck in the chair and he couldn\u2019t get up. \u2026I was in the attic, smoking. I was paranoid. And I couldn\u2019t help my grandfather.\u201d The tearful confession comes as part of a hopeful story for others in similar situations, with the YouTuber reminding readers that his book opens with a message to \u201cthose who struggle.\u201d (Topic begins at 26:30 for mobile readers) Now a successful entertainer with over one million subscribers to his name, Majlak has overcome his demons and is spreading his own story in the hopes that those in need of encouragement will find the strength to carry on.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Mike Majlak reveals his \u201ctrue rock bottom\u201d during addiction imPaulsive, YouTubeYouTube star Mike Majlak recently published his memoir, \u2018The Fifth Vital,\u2019 where he opens up about his past struggles with substance abuse \u2014 a subject he discussed during a shocking May 4 episode of Logan Paul\u2019s \u2018imPaulsive\u2019 podcast. Majlak is more than a co-host for […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-55162","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55162","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55162"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55162\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55162"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55162"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55162"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}