Nikki Sixx revealed on his social media that he is undergoing EMDR therapy for trauma.
“A lot of us talk about New Year’s resolution’s. I like the idea of resetting myself a few times a year,” the bassist wrote in his post. “I spend alot of time up in the National Park in Wyoming. That’s a solid restart for me.”
He continued, “Another around my birthday and then Dec31-Jan 6th. I am personally on a deep reflective journey right now and as usual it will turn into something. A lyric, a book, a song. Also, I’ve been doing EMDR therapy. That’s a golden ticket if you’re up for change.”
“I live for change. At least evolution. Do you have any new goals or resolutions you wanna share with the rest the class? By the way Happy New Year,” the musician concluded his message.
In 2019, Sixx talked about his tough childhood. His father left the family when he was three. The rocker told the Guardian, “I had a sh*tty upbringing, and I’m dealing with that every day. I spent more money on therapy than most rock stars spent on cars.”
“My most heartbreaking memory was when my mom called my grandparents and said, ‘Come pick him up,'” he further shared. “I was six and she said, ‘I’m going to lock the door and I’ll just leave you in the porch. She couldn’t wait until my grandparents got there. She left with this guy in a truck. That broke me.”
In a separate interview with Neon Sunsets, Nikki stated, “In my deepest, deepest core, the thing that’s haunted me the most and still haunts me is the feeling of abandonment — my dad leaving when I was young and my mom leaving, one at three, one at six.”
“I never quite got over that, it’s a horrible feeling. It always comes back to these childhood issues; you still carry them with you, they’re, like, in your DNA,” the bassist added.
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