45-year-old singer Stas Piekha has quit drugs, but is not ready to remarry 0 15

Singer Stas Piekha was married once, but his marriage ended two years after the birth of his son. Now the artist admits that he would like to find new love, but it becomes increasingly difficult with age.

The musician noted that relationships affect a person's overall health. Some emotions bring positivity, while others can cause sadness. Stas is afraid of facing negative situations.

— Falling in love changes over the years. It’s not so easy to fall in love anymore because there is the experience of many infatuations, the dopamine hormonal moment is depleted. Plus, you understand perfectly well that this infatuation will pass, and then the routine will begin. Do we need that? You think about it ten times, — Piekha confessed on the show "100 Questions for Adults." The artist previously admitted that he is not thinking about women for now, as he is primarily dedicated to raising his child. He himself did not receive enough paternal love and care in childhood, so now Piekha tries to be a responsible parent.

Stas Piekha's mother, Ilona Bronevitskaya, shared a revelation about her son's health condition. According to her, despite the fact that the performer has stopped using drugs, he remains a drug addict in long-term remission.

— When I was 12 years old, I started smoking weed with friends from my yard, — Stas openly recounted. — Time passed, and the drugs became heavier; I reached heroin. It was a terrible period: I was taking things from home, getting into trouble with the police. My mom and grandma were initially unaware of what was happening. To hide the marks from the injections, I constantly wore long-sleeved shirts. When I was 15-16 years old, I almost stopped eating; I weighed only about 49 kilograms.

Once, I fell asleep with a cigarette and set the apartment on fire. My shirt burned — that’s when my mom and grandma found out everything. This brought the family closer together: we moved to another city, lived on the outskirts — for the first time in my conscious age together with my mom, 24/7. She and her husband did everything possible to pull me out.

Throughout my childhood, I was left to my own devices, sometimes disappearing for weeks. My parents lived in different cities, and my mom was constantly on tour. I used to blame her for what happened to me, as I never felt needed or significant. The love and support of parents is what keeps one on the right path. Those who receive this care in full do not need drugs. But inside me was emptiness; I tried to fill it and found support on the streets, in the yard company, where I tried drugs.

My path to overcoming drug addiction began with isolation and spiritual practices. Of course, I needed the help of addiction specialists and psychiatrists. During the rehabilitation, which lasted many years, I often felt that something important was being taken away from me without giving anything in return. I lost the meaning of life; I hated myself. I underwent treatment in various clinics and tried different ways to get rid of drug addiction. And still, relapses occurred. There were periods of despair when I wanted to give up. But every time I managed to live a day in sobriety, I reached a new level of freedom.

The main thing for a dependent person in remission is to find what would fill their life as drugs did before. I constantly jumped from one activity to another: I was a pilot, a hairdresser, studied psychology, and sang in restaurants. The big stage became a salvation for me. I found a new important and meaningful endeavor.

Drug addiction is a serious illness. Moreover, it is a disease that affects a person on all levels: physical, social, psychological, and spiritual.

The experience of using drugs has greatly influenced how I perceive life and the world. Due to addiction, I started to have a deficit of joy; by default, I am still most often in anticipation of the worst, in a state of anxiety. The levels of dopamine, serotonin, gamma-aminobutyric acid, and endogenous opioids, which are responsible for the feeling of happiness, are significantly lower in me than in most people.

And when I manage, through spiritual work on myself, to choose not suffering and sacrifice, but simply life, I have a lot of optimism and joy. Of course, there is not always a resource for this. But when I succeed, it results in a wonderful day. For this, I have to work hard on myself. My main dream in life is to achieve simple human calmness.