On Chrisley Knows Best, he was the charismatic wild card — mischievous, charming, quick with a comeback, forever testing the limits of his father Todd’s patience.

He delivered laughs, stirred drama, and wore the role of lovable troublemaker like a custom-made suit. But behind the punch lines, Chase was unraveling.

Now, in a series of raw, deeply personal conversations, the reality star is opening the door to the darkest period of his life, revealing a battle with addiction

that nearly cost him everything — including, he admits, his life.

The Image vs. The Reality

From the outside, the Chrisleys represented polish and control. The family brand was built on success, humor, and a patriarch who expected excellence. Weakness did not easily fit into that narrative.

So Chase hid his.

While cameras captured sibling rivalry and glamorous chaos, he was quietly slipping into habits that began socially but escalated into dependency. What once felt normal — drinks with friends, nights blowing off steam, the release valve of celebrity pressure — slowly transformed into something he could no longer manage.

“I didn’t like who I was becoming,” he has confessed. “Deep down, I knew I wasn’t okay.”

A Dangerous Spiral

In a startling admission, Chase revealed that during parts of filming, he was not sober. The physical toll became impossible to ignore. Viewers noticed stomach issues and erratic behavior, but he now says the truth was far worse than what ever made it to air.

He pushed himself to mental and physical extremes, convincing himself he could maintain the illusion. Instead, he found himself drifting further from the man he wanted to be.

At his lowest, he feared he might die.

Shame, Silence, and Pressure

For Chase, the hardest part wasn’t recognizing the problem — it was admitting it.

Raised by a father whose strength is legendary and whose standards are towering, Chase worried confession would equal failure. He didn’t want to be another burden on a family already navigating enormous public challenges.

So he kept quiet. He told himself he could fix it alone.

He couldn’t.

The Moment Everything Shifted

Change did not arrive with flashing lights or dramatic ultimatums. It came in exhaustion. Emotional fatigue. The realization that pretending required more energy than honesty.

Chase began to see clearly how his behavior hurt the people who loved him most. Friends pulled back. Conversations grew tense. Disappointment lingered in rooms long after arguments ended.

Most painful of all, he stopped recognizing the man in the mirror.

A Father’s Words

By the time Todd sat him down for a serious one-on-one conversation, Chase says something inside him had already cracked open. He knew he needed help.

Soon after, he entered rehab, committing to 30 days of confronting himself without distraction or escape. It was terrifying. It was humbling.

It was necessary.

Choosing Sobriety — Every Day

Recovery did not magically erase regret, but it gave Chase something he hadn’t felt in years: clarity.

He began building routines. He stepped away from environments that tempted him. He reevaluated friendships and learned how to sit in discomfort instead of running from it.

“Strength is saying you need help,” he now says — a philosophy that would have stunned his younger self.

Rebuilding Trust

Sobriety reshaped his relationships.

Family members noticed he was more present, more patient, more honest. Apologies carried weight. Promises meant something again. The humor remained, but it no longer served as armor.

Little by little, trust returned.

A Second Chance

Chase has spoken about feeling as if life handed him an opportunity to begin again. Gratitude replaced entitlement. Responsibility replaced denial.

He is proud of the man he is becoming, though he is careful to describe recovery as ongoing, never finished.

Why He’s Speaking Now

Opening up was not easy, especially for someone raised to protect the family image. But Chase believes silence helps no one.

If sharing his story makes another person feel less alone, he says, then the vulnerability is worth it.

More Than a Reality Star

What audiences are witnessing is not a storyline. It is a human being growing up in real time, trading illusion for honesty.

Chase Chrisley is still funny. Still charismatic. Still unmistakably a Chrisley.

But today, he is also sober, self-aware, and determined to keep moving forward.

And for many fans, that might be the most powerful transformation of all.