The years following her father’s death were brutal. Paris has been open about her struggles with addiction, mental health, and trauma. She has shared that by age 15, she was already dealing with addiction and had attempted suicide multiple times . She was sent to a therapeutic school in Utah, where she later revealed she and other students were subjected to extensive abuse .
She has since been diagnosed with PTSD, major depressive disorder, and OCD . But she hasn’t hidden from these struggles—she’s spoken about them with a raw honesty that has helped countless others feel less alone.
In January 2026, Paris celebrated six years of sobriety from heroin and alcohol . In an emotional post, she wrote: “Getting sober ain’t always the indication that life is perfect… I didn’t have the same survival skills I was used to having to cope. I had to learn to live life on life’s terms” .
She also revealed that her years of drug use left lasting damage, including a perforated septum that causes her to whistle when she breathes . She has shown the hole in her septum on social media, turning something that could be shameful into a testament to how far she’s come.
