略奪する Lowe celebrates his 33rd year of sobriety and says his life 'is 十分な of love, family, God, 適切な時期, friends, work, dogs and fun'

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略奪する Lowe?took to Instagram on Wednesday to celebrate his 33rd year of staying sober.

Lowe, 59, 地位，任命するd a selfie in which he was swimming in the ocean まっただ中に what looked to be a picturesque sunset.

The Charlottesville, Virginia native captioned the image: '33 years ago today I 設立する 回復 and a tribe that has 支えるd me on my incredible, 感謝する 旅行.

'My life is 十分な of love, family, God, 適切な時期, friends, work, dogs and fun.'

He continued with advice for his 信奉者s, 説, 'If you or someone you know is struggling with any form of 中毒: hope and joy are waiting if you want it, and are willing to work for it!'

The 最新の:?略奪する Lowe, 59, took to Instagram on Wednesday to celebrate his 33rd year of staying sober,?地位，任命するing a selfie in which he was swimming in the ocean まっただ中に what looked to be a picturesque sunset

The 9-1-1: 孤独な 星／主役にする actor received a number of 返答s to the 地位，任命する, 含むing from his son John Owen, who said, 'Proud of your 回復, opposite feeling about this selfie.'

One 信奉者 said: 'I celebrated 30 years a week ago. It’s still the best 決定／判定勝ち（する） I’ve ever made…I wouldn’t be here if I hadn’t gotten sober.'

Another 追加するd, '33 years, that's amazing. I'm on 2 and a half years and I thought that was good,' while one 使用者 said Lowe's story was inspirational.

'I still have hope for my 25 year old son,' the 使用者 said. 'Seeing these stories keep me going.'?

Lowe last month presen ted his son John Owen Lowe with a five-year sobriety 半導体素子 on The Drew Barrymore?Show.?

The emotional 交流 occurred during a discussion about staying sober, a feat both father and son, and host Barrymore have 達成するd.

Barrymore, 48, 称讃するd Lowe's family for 供給するing support for 'each other through amazing things,' 追加するing that she has been candid in speaking about her past 戦う／戦いs with alcohol 乱用 with her daughters Olive, 10 and Frankie, eight.

Said the talk show host: 'I've been really honest with my kids who are younger, but they know my story, they know I can't drink, it's not for me, it doesn't work for me. They know my 落し穴s and you guys are an incredible family 部隊 that support each other through every high and low.'

Lowe said,?'My life is 十分な of love, family, God, 適切な時期, friends, work, dogs and fun'

The actor has been busy lately, as he took to the streets with WGA picketers last week in support of the writers' strike?

Lowe was pictured courtside last week at a Los Angeles Lakers プレーオフ game against the Golden 明言する／公表する 軍人s?

Lowe last month 現在のd his son John Owen Lowe with a five-year sobriety 半導体素子 on The Drew Barrymore Show

略奪する 断言するd that they do, and are 'able to 株 回復' 詳細（に述べる）s with one another.

'I have 33 years in 回復,' 略奪する said. 'Johnny's got five years in and in fact, Johnny's five-year birthday was on Saturday and, Johnny, I want to give you your five-year 半導体素子.'

He then brought out the 半導体素子 and 現在のd it to John Owen, 28, telling his son, 'I love you, I'm proud of you, buddy.'

John Owen and his dad 株d an embrace, at which point the son said to his father, 'That's so 甘い. Speechless. I usually have a witty retort, I don't have one for that. That was very nice of you.'

The 年上の Lowe has long been candid about his 戦う／戦い 支援する from 実体 乱用 in the wake of his Hollywood breakout in the 1 980s with films such as St. Elmo's 解雇する／砲火／射撃 and The 部外者s.

While 促進するing his series 9-1-1: 孤独な 星／主役にする at the winter Television Critics 協会 圧力（をかける） 小旅行する in 早期に 2020, he 公式文書，認めるd how Aerosmith lead singer Steven Tyler encouraged him to stay 焦点（を合わせる）d on the 仕事?at 手渡す.

'I have been sober 20, going on 30 years. When I first got sober, my thought was, "My life is over. The fun is done. And I'm not going to be 冷静な／正味の anymore,"' Lowe said.

He continued: 'I （機の）カム home, I was maybe sober two or three weeks, maybe, and I got a phone call from Steven Tyler, who I did not know. He called me and he said, "I heard you're in 回復 and just want to say, hey, it's going to be 広大な／多数の／重要な."'

Barrymore, 48, said that she has been candid in speaking about her past 戦う／戦いs with alcohol 乱用 with her daughters Olive, 10 and Frankie, eight?

After receiving the sobriety 半導体素子,?John Owen said, 'That's so 甘い. Speechless. I usually have a witty retort, I don't have one for that. That was very nice of you'

The emotional 交流 occurred during a discussion about staying sober, a feat both Lowes, and host Barrymore have 達成するd

Lowe said he thought that 'if it's good enough for f**king Steven Tyler, it's good enough for me,' 追加するing, 'He's a big part of who I've become.'

Speaking と一緒に his father in a 雑談（する） with Men's Health?last month, John Owen said there were 'many times' he nearly died 予定 to 実体 乱用.

'I really liked to 押し進める the 限界s of my 団体／死体 and numb out as much as I could,' John Owen said. 'There's a 確かな level of self-疑問, or uncomfortability with one's self.

'The more insecure I grew, the more 積極性 I used - to medicate. I've been to many hospitals many times. I've been very lucky.'

John Owen opened up on how his parents Lowe and Sheryl Berkoff dealt with him in his 'lowest points' of 中毒.

'My parents were throwing their lifeline of 回復 at me in a way that I was like, "Ahhh, get away!" It's abrasive,' he said. 'It's like I was 溺死するing and they were slamming me on the 長，率いる with the life raft. Because my feelings were that I didn't 事柄, and a lot of that stemmed from having the dad that I had.

'Once I was 扱う／治療するd as if my 発言する／表明する and opinion were valid, I was able to 接近 a part of me that was 脅すd and hiding. Finally the thing that worked was when they said, "We love you and we're 脅すd."'