{"id":328497,"date":"2025-12-25T04:56:14","date_gmt":"2025-12-25T09:56:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/nick-reiner-may-have-felt-inadequate-due-to-family-success-addiction-expert-says"},"modified":"2025-12-25T04:56:18","modified_gmt":"2025-12-25T09:56:18","slug":"nick-reiner-may-have-felt-inadequate-due-to-family-success-addiction-expert-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/nick-reiner-may-have-felt-inadequate-due-to-family-success-addiction-expert-says","title":{"rendered":"Nick Reiner Might Have Felt Insufficient Because of Household Success, Dependancy Skilled Says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\">\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Addiction Expert on Nick Reiner<\/span><br \/>\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Famous Family May Have Led to Lack of Self-Worth<\/span><br \/>\n           <\/h2>\n<p>    <!--\/.social-media-container--><\/p>\n<p>\n                                    Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2025-12-25T01:00:26-08:00\"><br \/>\n               December 25, 2025<br \/>\n              1:00 AM PST<\/time>\n                                      <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<section id=\"cb-d0b95d4caab701d84397f9c1e89d9759\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-c7ca6c4c-b28d-4000-a849-f45148815407-1934499878-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n     <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-c7ca6c4c-b28d-4000-a849-f45148815407-1934499878-play-btn\"><br \/>\n      <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/>\n     <\/button><br \/>\n          <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Carl Reiner\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/99\/16by9\/2025\/12\/22\/995b5b2555814973a2e7336a8dced859_md.png\" alt=\"122225_richard_taite_KAL\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/>\n         <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>          <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">TMZ.com<\/span>\n     <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-d0b95d4caab701d84397f9c1e89d9759--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-2d36bfb3af4cdb80cf776e70019466cb\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><strong>Richard Taite<\/strong>, an addiction-recovery expert, says <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/nick-reiner\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/nick-reiner\/\"><strong>Nick Reiner<\/strong><\/a>&#8216;s relationship to his famous father and grandfather may have led to problems of self-worth as he grew up &#8230; and he says Nick&#8217;s struggles and extensive history in rehab may have been a result.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-2d36bfb3af4cdb80cf776e70019466cb--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-2081bd106d1e4e53a6c2e08d93dbf99e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>As you know, Nick Reiner is charged with murdering his parents, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/rob-reiner\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/rob-reiner\/\"><strong>Rob<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/michele-reiner\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/michele-reiner\/\"><strong>Michele Reiner<\/strong><\/a><strong> <\/strong>&#8230; and Nick had earlier been in and out of rehab for substance abuse, and was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/12\/19\/nick-reiner-diagnosed-with-schizophrenia\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/12\/19\/nick-reiner-diagnosed-with-schizophrenia\/\"><strong>diagnosed with schizophrenia<\/strong><\/a><strong> <\/strong>before the tragedy.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-2081bd106d1e4e53a6c2e08d93dbf99e--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-97f11ef36c996e0b7ffbb7defcd86fe4\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Taite &#8212; the founder and executive chairman of Carrara Treatment &#8212; points out mental illness is almost always attached to drug addiction and alcoholism saying &#8230; &#8220;they&#8217;re one and the same.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-97f11ef36c996e0b7ffbb7defcd86fe4--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-2cb4d7fde7cfee17c6316f133e497a9e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20251215_e3bdda5f8da34314993f5b4397a3fa8a\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:c81de34c-ecf3-431a-ab97-27a241b41943\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/e3\/4by3\/2025\/12\/15\/e3bdda5f8da34314993f5b4397a3fa8a_md.jpg\" alt=\"rob and nick reiner getty 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>         <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-2cb4d7fde7cfee17c6316f133e497a9e--><br \/>\n<a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-c1c599172a5c8387a29870f1bfb2e08d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Nick was in rehab at least 18 times. Taite says rehabilitation facilities operate at different levels of quality, but they all focus on mental illness as the common correlation with substance abuse.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-c1c599172a5c8387a29870f1bfb2e08d--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-1b3d9f083e1970e7b04632361833fd07\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Taite also points to the career and general life pressure Nick may have experienced, as his grandfather <strong>Carl Reiner<\/strong> was &#8220;a national treasure&#8221; and his father Rob became just as, if not more, successful and famous, and his mother was renowned as a photographer and producer as well.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-1b3d9f083e1970e7b04632361833fd07--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-b5566f50e9c50b869fa819206bccfaa6\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20251215_10309edd530d4d6798815233bcc52ee3\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:c81de34c-ecf3-431a-ab97-27a241b41943\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/10\/4by3\/2025\/12\/15\/10309edd530d4d6798815233bcc52ee3_md.jpg\" alt=\"Nick-Reiner-sub-getty-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>         <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-b5566f50e9c50b869fa819206bccfaa6--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-3b3958c20d0f5664c2ca550c0a4a6a63\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Richard says it&#8217;s common for celebrity children to feel this pressure and check into rehab treatment for substance abuse when they feel their success doesn&#8217;t equate to those in their family bloodline.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-3b3958c20d0f5664c2ca550c0a4a6a63--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-d3236a8a9d2d3010c1b249b54cd50719\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>As to how Nick&#8217;s mental illness was being treated during his time in rehab, Taite tells TMZ there are &#8220;substandard treatment centers&#8221; that may not be supplying Nick with what he needs &#8230; &#8220;that&#8217;s the way the world works.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-d3236a8a9d2d3010c1b249b54cd50719--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-6e4a0adf4608606656554e7468feb9df\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-a6bc5b59-af28-456d-bd98-df03e5c68d9a-270480867-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n     <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-a6bc5b59-af28-456d-bd98-df03e5c68d9a-270480867-play-btn\"><br \/>\n      <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/>\n     <\/button><br \/>\n          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/4c\/16by9\/2025\/12\/22\/4ce9118af6834f2c8ec2b089efc97d24_md.png\" alt=\"nick-reiner-audio-art-desktop-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/>\n         <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>          <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">Dopey Podcast<\/span>\n     <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-6e4a0adf4608606656554e7468feb9df--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-a88f4526c11df211b47a2fca9feacfbe\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>As we <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/12\/22\/nick-reiner-threw-rock-in-window-resurfaced-interview\/\"><strong>previously reported<\/strong><\/a> &#8230; Nick was a patient at Alina Lodge &#8212; an addiction treatment center in New Jersey &#8212; and spoke on the &#8220;Dopey&#8221; podcast in 2016 about a moment where the staff refused to give him drugs &#8230; leading to him chucking a rock through a window to &#8220;show these mother f***ers that I&#8217;m crazy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-a88f4526c11df211b47a2fca9feacfbe--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-c5af8705165a53ee515ed424bcb26d71\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><strong>Dr. Jeffrey Lieberman<\/strong>, former president of the American Psychiatric Association, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/12\/22\/jeffrey-lieberman-calls-nick-reiner-facilities-scams\/\"><strong>told TMZ yesterday<\/strong><\/a> after-care at rehabilitation programs is generally inadequate, resulting in a revolving-door repetition of treatment and release &#8230; 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