‘I feel great’: Zach Bryan reveals he’s been sober for 2 months amid mental health struggles

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Published: Nov. 20, 2025 at 1:16 PM CST|Updated: 4 hours ago
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(Gray News) – Country music star Zach Bryan revealed he has been sober for two months after taking a self-reflective journey across the country.

In an Instagram post Tuesday, Bryan said he recently took a 20-day motorcycle trip across the U.S. By the end of the trip, he realized he “really needed some f***ing help.”

Zach Bryan performs during day one at the Windy City Smokeout festival on Thursday, July 13,...
Zach Bryan performs during day one at the Windy City Smokeout festival on Thursday, July 13, 2023, at the United Center in Chicago.(Rob Grabowski | Rob Grabowski/Invision/AP)

The singer and military veteran said he was “stuck in a perpetual discontent that led me to always reaching for alcohol, not for the taste, but because there was a consistent black hole in me always needing its void filled.”

He said he was suffering from debilitating panic attacks and anxiety, which he started going to therapy for.

“I went out of my way to find a therapist and made the conscious decision to do something about my toxic relationship with booze and how I cope with major life changes,” Bryan wrote.

He said he hasn’t touched alcohol for nearly two months now.

“I feel great, I feel content, I feel whole. There is nothing I need to get me by anymore,” he wrote. “If you or any of your friends are too tough, too scared or too stubborn to reach out, know that the most stubborn dumb*ss on the planet did and didn’t regret it.”

The singer ended his post by saying, “It is okay to be weak at times and need help … I pray this helps somebody.”