Jackie 'O' Henderson breaks down as she reveals she wasn't always sure she would wake up at the height of her pill addiction: 'Someone was watching out for me!' READ MORE: Aussie pain sufferers lash out at Jackie 'O' Henderson over her drug addiction confession: 'You're the reason we have to beg' By Ali Daher For Daily Mail Australia Published: 11:10, 4 November 2024 | Updated: 11:17, 4 November 2024 e-mail View comments Jackie 'O' Henderson broke down in tears on Monday night as she detailed her harrowing battle with addiction. The radio titan sat down with A Current Affair and revealed her life got so bleak at one point following the collapse of her 18-year marriage to photographer Lee Henderson, it's a miracle she survived. 'I coped really badly.
I didn't do it the healthy way, that's for sure,' she told host Allison Langdon . 'I thought the answer was, 'Oh, I'll have a drink instead. It was a horrible existence of just not remembering, not wanting to think, feel, do,' she went on.
In a shocking confession, Jackie disclosed that at her worst, she was consuming up to 24 Panadeine Forte and 12 Stilnox sleeping pills daily. 'I don't know how I woke up either..
. someone was watching out for me,' the mother-of-one admitted. The entertainment veteran went on to reveal she would routinely wake up gasping for breath, describing the terrifying sensation as if she'd 'stopped breathing' during the night.
When asked if she cared whether she survived, Jackie answered with stark honesty.
