The Irish singer is seeking help for addiction to an undisclosed drug after being profoundly affected by the death of someone close to her
Sinéad O’Connor has postponed her 2021 tour in order to enter a year-long treatment programme for trauma and addiction. Writing on Twitter, O’Connor said that 2020 had been the culmination of six years of suffering. She had this year become addicted to “a drug other than weed”, which she has used for 34 years, after being profoundly affected by the death of “someone beloved”. She also experienced trauma owing to the illness of one of her children, who has since recovered. “The child is thriving now thank god,” she wrote, “but the mom needs TLC.”
Entering a rehabilitation facility and “[taking] this time to heal” would leave her “fit for a lifetime of touring”, she wrote, and would allow her to address historic difficulties from her past. “I grew up with a lot of trauma and abuse. I then went straight into the music business. And never learned really how to make a normal life. Never took proper time to heal. Wasn’t ready to either.”
