"I was going too much and I knew that and I have more to live for than that."

Linds reveals that she is keen for people to start focusing on her career rather than her socialising - although it’s worth mentioning that when People magazine caught up with her, she was going into a Christmas party at the Hollywood hotspot Shag.

Saying that, being sober probably makes her more attuned to what she can scoop for free. She grabbed more than 40,000 dollars of sparkly swag at the bash.

Lindsay Lohan seeks alcoholism help - Dec 3 2006
Party-loving starlet Lindsay Lohan has been going to Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, her mother and publicist confirmed.

Dina Lohan said it was a "positive" step for the 20-year-old, who earlier this year was criticised by a movie boss for turning up late for work, or not at all.

Lohan’s publicist, Leslie Sloane, told People magazine: "She’s been attending some meetings and it’s going to be a slow process. This is a positive."

The Mean Girls actress’ mother told radio station KIIS FM: "A lot of people she hangs out with go, and it’s a positive thing.

"As a parent, you tell them what you can tell them, but she’s 20 and I’m not going to say, ’Stay home and don’t go out’, that’s a ridiculous thing to do.

"When you’re 20 you have to learn a lot on your own.

"I’m there for support, and I’ll obviously give her my opinion, but she’s fine. She’s very smart."

There were reports earlier this week that Lohan, whose late-night adventures have generated acres of press coverage, had been spotted at an AA meeting.

In July James Robinson, the chief executive of Morgan Creek Productions accused Lohan of being "discourteous, irresponsible and unprofessional" over her behaviour while filming Georgia Rule.

He accused her of being late and absent from the set because of "all night heavy partying".

Is Lindsay partied out? - Dec 1 2006
Lindsay Lohan’s rep has declined to comment on US reports that the young actress was spotted at an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting in LA earlier this week.

Lindsay was reportedly sighted at a 7.30am AA meeting near her apartment in the Sierra Towers building.

A friend of Li.Lo told the New York Post, "She has attended several meetings and has hopefully decided to turn her life around - this time for good. She is out of control."

The source claims that Lindsay didn’t spend Thanksgiving with her family this year, fearing that "someone would force an intervention on her" and order her into a rehab programme.

Instead, she was spotted out on the town with hard-partying pals Paris Hilton and Britney Spears.

The 20-year-old star raised eyebrows earlier this month when she was photographed wearing an AA sobriety pin, prompting her rep to claim "it was a tribute to a friend who’s been sober 90 days".

The actress is currently filming The Best Time of Our Lives with Keira Knightley over the next five weeks, but appears to be undecided about whether she’s ready to give up her party lifestyle just yet.