VIDEO – QUIET DISORDER –
July 19, 2025 – At first glance, Amanda, a 38-year-old woman from California, looked like she had it all together and was thriving in life, but, beneath that surface, she was silently struggling with alcoholism for years, until she realized it had taken all of her. In her thirties, Amanda found herself turning to alcohol as a way to cope with stress and depression. Now that she is over it, Amanda is sharing her experience with alcoholism and her journey out of it on her TikTok profile, where she spreads awareness about the catastrophic consequences that alcohol can have on one’s life.
In a viral clip shared in June, under the username @blackheartsober, she reveals how to spot what she calls a “closeted alcoholic,” or a high-functioning alcoholic. This is somebody you may not know is struggling with this issue because they don’t otherwise show signs of it.
