Lindsay: "I Tried To Mask My Problems With Alcohol, Cocaine And Mind-Altering Substances"

Lindsay Lohan admits that she used drugs and alcohol to numb her pain over her numerous family problems in a new interview.

She tells The Sun that she hit "rock bottom" when her dad began to go public about his famous daughter back in 2007.

"When my father was going public, that's when I hit rock bottom. I abused substances too much and it wasn't the answer to my problems. People need to know that," says the actress who has been in and out of rehab over the last few years.

She said the first time she went to rehab, in 2007, was because she took an Ambien (a sleeping pill) that caused her to hallucinate. Lohan woke up, scared and wet, in a running bath. She called her therapist and said, "'Can I just go somewhere for a month? I'm around bad people and I need to take care of myself'. I was terrified, so I put myself in," Lilo confesses.

She also says she began abusing cocaine because she'd seen her dad do it, but "It's not something I ever want to do again. It made me feel like sh*t."

"I tried to mask my problems with alcohol, cocaine and mind-altering substances," Lindsay admits. "Now I'm in a place where I don't need to use anything and I can feel emotions because I choose to."

Although Lindsay's behavior continues to be erratic, she insists she's in a better place now.

"I learnt from my mistakes and I'm now healthy and happier. I never want to be close to losing everything I worked for and aspired to have my whole life," she said. "I've made some dreadful mistakes but learned from them - that has probably saved my life."

It's great that Lindsay is openly talking about her problems and recognizing past behavior. But has she really moved on from this self-destruction or is she destined to repeat the mistakes of her past?