Ingrid Andress is opening up about what led her to rehab. The singer-songwriter made headlines last year for a less than stellar performance of the national anthem at the MLB's Home Run Derby. The unfortunate incident turned out to be a blessing in disguise, as it became the impetus for Andress to enter rehab, which he did one day later.
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Now, Andress is opening up about her drinking, and what led her to numb her feelings with alcohol. In a new interview with People, Andress reveals that she had broken up with her live-in boyfriend, who wanted to get married, and her longtime manager. The grief of the loss of both of those relationships pushed Andress over the edge.
"It was that feeling that I think I'm wasting this person's time," Andress admits. "I was like, 'I don't know if I want the same things you do. But I don't want to figure that out with you.'"
Andress was the catalyst behind the end of both of those relationships. It's why she believes her grief was hard for some to understand.
"Everyone was like, 'Well, on to the next,'" Andress recounts. "And I was like, 'Yeah, I guess so.' Meanwhile, I was like, 'Is this what you're supposed to do?' I got rid of two people that I saw every day, talked to every day. I loved these people, but this was just not going where I felt like I should be going."
How Rehab Helped Ingrid Andress Heal
Andress' decision to enter rehab was hard. But now, she sees rehab as the beginning of her healing as well.
"I felt so raw," Andress acknowledges. "I was like, 'I don't think this is the best time to be talking about this because I'm crying every day.' But it ended up being such a healing time, because I actually had the space to completely fall apart."
The incident, although embarrassing, made Andress who she is now, brave and fearless. Most importantly, she is now more determined than ever to live life as her best self.
"I feel like any time I've thought this is what I'm supposed to do, it's like the universe has a different plan," she reflects. "And so, I'm just like, it's good enough that I am just who I am."
