{"id":8980,"date":"2026-04-04T10:42:30","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T10:42:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/?p=8980"},"modified":"2026-04-04T10:42:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T10:42:30","slug":"i-used-to-abuse-my-mother-lost-control-of-myself-piyush-mishra-opens-up-on-alcohol-addiction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/?p=8980","title":{"rendered":"\u201cI Used To Abuse My Mother, Lost Control of Myself\u201d, Piyush Mishra Opens Up on Alcohol Addiction &#8211; Woman&#8217;s era Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Acclaimed actor and writer Piyush Mishra has once again spoken candidly about his past struggles with alcohol addiction, revealing deeply personal and disturbing experiences from that phase of his life. In a recent conversation, the actor reflected on how substance abuse not only affected his behavior but also strained his relationships and career. During an appearance on Shubhankhar Mishra\u2019s podcast, Piyush Mishra admitted that alcohol pushed him into a state where he would act completely out of character.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-600618\" src=\"https:\/\/www.womansera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/images-2026-04-04T155554.218.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"669\" height=\"457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.womansera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/images-2026-04-04T155554.218.webp 669w, https:\/\/www.womansera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/images-2026-04-04T155554.218-300x205.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 669px) 100vw, 669px\"\/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Piyush Mishra<\/p>\n<h3>Piyush Mishra Confessed Alcohol Addiction<\/h3>\n<p>He confessed that while intoxicated, he verbally abused his own mother, something he now deeply regrets. He shared that despite being mature enough to understand right from wrong, he found himself unable to control his actions under the influence of alcohol. The actor also revealed that he made inappropriate and offensive phone calls to several women while drunk, incidents he had no memory of the next day.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-600621\" src=\"https:\/\/www.womansera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/images-2026-04-04T155604.769.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.womansera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/images-2026-04-04T155604.769.webp 678w, https:\/\/www.womansera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/images-2026-04-04T155604.769-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"\/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Piyush Mishra<\/p>\n<p>Also Read: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.womansera.com\/salman-khans-kind-gesture-wins-hearts-fan-shares-emotional-story-of-support-during-heart-transplants\/\"><em>Salman Khan\u2019s Kind Gesture Wins Hearts, Fan Shares Emotional Story of Support During Heart Transplants<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>When confronted, he would initially deny it, believing he was incapable of such behavior, only to later realize the gravity of his actions. These experiences made him confront a harsh truth: that alcohol had taken away his sense of self-control and judgment. Piyush Mishra acknowledged that his addiction began affecting his professional life as well. His erratic behavior led to a negative reputation within the industry, with many considering him difficult to work with.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-600620\" src=\"https:\/\/www.womansera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/3fce4e3ec73478a9720abf033125e3a817752844011481090_original.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"669\" height=\"457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.womansera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/3fce4e3ec73478a9720abf033125e3a817752844011481090_original.webp 669w, https:\/\/www.womansera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/3fce4e3ec73478a9720abf033125e3a817752844011481090_original-300x205.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 669px) 100vw, 669px\"\/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Piyush Mishra<\/p>\n<p>He admitted that such perceptions lingered for a long time, and even today, he sometimes finds himself explaining that he is no longer the same person. Originally from Gwalior, Mishra revealed that his drinking habit began during his time in Delhi. Over time, it spiraled into a serious addiction that threatened his life. In 2009, he suffered a brain stroke, an incident he attributes to excessive alcohol consumption, which affected the right side of his body.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-600617\" src=\"https:\/\/www.womansera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/piyush-mishra-jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.womansera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/piyush-mishra-jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/www.womansera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/piyush-mishra-jpg-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.womansera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/piyush-mishra-jpg-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.womansera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/piyush-mishra-jpg-768x432.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"\/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Piyush Mishra<\/p>\n<p>This became a major turning point, forcing him to reassess his lifestyle. Determined to regain control, Piyush Mishra turned to Vipassana meditation, which played a crucial role in his recovery journey. While he clarified that he hasn\u2019t completely given up alcohol, he now consumes it only occasionally and with control. He has often said that quitting excessive drinking likely saved his life, and today, he continues to work toward maintaining balance and self-discipline.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.womansera.com\/i-used-to-abuse-my-mother-lost-control-of-myself-piyush-mishra-opens-up-on-alcohol-addiction\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Acclaimed actor and writer Piyush Mishra has once again spoken candidly about his past struggles&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8981,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[184,22626,122,6864,123,376,22627],"tags":[179,22624,6861,371,22625],"class_list":["post-8980","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-actor","category-alcohol-addicts","category-bollywood","category-celebrity","category-celebrity-interview","category-interview","category-piyush-mishra","tag-actor","tag-alcohol-addicts","tag-celebrity","tag-interview","tag-piyush-mishra"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8980","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8980"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8980\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/8981"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8980"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8980"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8980"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}