Bristol Palin Celebrates 1 Year Sober Amid Horrible Face Paralysis
Former Teen Mom star, Bristol Palin, is celebrating a year of sobriety amid her horrible face paralysis. So, how is she dealing with the changes in her life, and does she feel stronger now than ever before? Keep reading for further details.
Bristol Palin Celebrates A Year Of Sobriety Amid Paralysis
It has been a big year for Bristol Palin, daughter of former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. She revealed that she was experiencing facial paralysis in early 2025. This has rocked her world, but she noted that when she is silent, it is not so visible. In February 2025, the mother of three shared an update on her paralysis:
“We are day 35, officially five weeks since the left side of my face went paralyzed. I still have no muscle movement on the left side. I don’t really feel much.”
This came out of nowhere, as Bristol woke up one morning feeling odd on the left side of her face. She then went to look in the mirror, and that was when she saw what was going on.
It took a few hours for the true paralysis to set in, but it left the Teen Mom alum shocked as it proceeded to even take over her eye:
“Within a couple hours the entire left side of my face was numb and just paralyzed. Couldn’t really blink my eye. Definitely had no movement on [the left side] of my face. So crazy.”
Sadly, she has yet to get an answer about why this happened but has taken steroids and medications to try to remedy it. At the same time, she stopped drinking, not that she was a big drinker to begin with. It has now been a year since she picked up any alcohol, and she feels incredible:
“365 days without alcohol.. *which sounds dramatic because I’ve never been a big ‘drinker.'”
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Bristol Palin also went on to add that she can think so much more clearly since she quit drinking. More so, this is a lifestyle she would highly recommend to anyone thinking about doing it:
“But this year of having a completely sober mind has allowed me to reevaluate a lot. I don’t want to alter the state of my mind, and don’t want to ‘take the edge off’ of anything. 10/10 would recommend.”
The Road Ahead
So much is going on in Bristol Palin’s life right now. As she celebrates her sobriety, she also has to deal with this life-changing paralysis. Admittedly, she is starting to feel some sensation in her face, which can be painful, but she is also grateful. 2025 has also been a year of milestones as her firstborn, Tripp, turned sixteen. Many of her former Teen Mom co-stars are also dealing with their kids being sixteen, the same age they were when they got pregnant. Bristol is not just known for the hit MTV reality series but she also was a finalist on Dancing With the Stars which was a huge moment for her. Now, she just has to stay on a positive path, and hopefully, her facial paralysis will fade. Then, accompanied by her sobriety, Bristol can feel somewhat complete.
Are you shocked that Bristol Palin still has no answers regarding her paralysis? At the same time, did you have any idea she was on a sober journey? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.
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