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Jessica Simpson<\/a> is reflecting on eight years of sobriety.<\/p>\n On Saturday, the 45-year-old pop star took to social media<\/a> to celebrate the milestone while sharing the dark side of alcoholism that nearly “blocked” her from chasing her dreams.<\/p>\n “8 years ago today I made the choice to confront, to confess and to let go of the self sabotaging parts of my life that I was choosing,” she wrote on Instagram, alongside a selfie. “Making that decision allowed me to fully live in the pursuit of Gods purpose for my life.”<\/p>\n Jessica Simpson Suggests \u2018Mistakes\u2019 Were Made By Estranged Husband In Candid Comments About Divorce<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n “Alcohol silenced my intuition, blocked my dreams and chased my circulating fears of complacency,” she continued. “Today I am clear. Today I am driven by faith. Both fear and faith are something that we feel and may not see. I\u2019m so happy I chose faith over fear<\/a>. It was not in the fight that I found my strength, it was in the surrender.”<\/p>\n App Users Click Here To View Post<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Read On The Fox News App<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n In an interview with The Cut<\/u><\/a> earlier this year, Simpson opened up about the positive impact her sobriety has had on her personal and professional life, and shares why she was “a little afraid” of herself while drinking alcohol.<\/p>\n “Around 2016, ’17, I was writing out here in\u00a0Los Angeles\u00a0with some of the biggest hitmakers. I have songs from those times that I never released because they just didn’t feel like me,” she said. “Every time I would write, I was a little afraid of myself. It was almost too much, especially because I was drinking at the time.”<\/p>\n “But once I gave up the\u00a0alcohol, the fears just diminished. They went away. And it was so much easier for me to access myself artistically,” she continued.<\/p>\n Like What You\u2019re Reading? Click Here For More Entertainment News<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n