The Situation celebrating his 40th birthday at Senor Frog's at Treasure Island in Las Vegas (7/14)

Talking to In Touch Weekly about his recent stint in rehab, The Situation revealed that he once turned down a $40k appearance fee in Australia because he was too high to get out of bed. Oh man. What a huge, cultural loss for Australia that must have been.

After two years of on-and-off drug use, the man better known as The Situation still believed that he could handle his situation without help. "I really thought I could fix it, that I could turn it around by myself."

He even admits he suffered from withdrawal symptoms so severe he turned down a $40,000 appearance in Australia simply because he couldn't get out of bed. "I didn't even care!" he tells In Touch. "When you're dependent on a substance, it's the only thing that matters."

The incident was enough to convince him of what his family had been saying for a while: He needed to go to rehab. "On the plane home, they said, 'Mike, you've got to handle this now,' he says. "I knew that they were right, that if I didn't fix the problem there'd be no Situation."

Poor guy, it must be tough when idiot enablers offer tens of thousands of dollars so "The Doucheuation" can party his ass off. And how completely disrespectful are the hundreds of dimwitted women who throw their vaginas at him? Has anyone been thoughtful enough to offer Mike a big, veiny prick for his enjoyment? Maybe that's why he turned to drugs. He's the guest of honor at the birthday party of life, but he's worried what people will think about him if he takes a swing at the big pinata full of cocks. Don't worry, Mike. We'll always think you're a douchebag.

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