Even the woman who embodied the inspiration for a very "Indecent Proposal," admittedly had trouble seeing her worth.

While accepting her Woman of the Year Award at Friendly House's Annual Awards Luncheon Saturday, Demi Moore opened up about a time in her life when a Hollywood happy ending eluded her.

"Early in my career, I was spiraling down a path of real self-destruction, and no matter what successes I had, I just never felt good enough," the 55-year-old said, in footage shared to Twitter by Variety's Marc Malkin. "I had absolutely no value for myself.

"And this self-destructive path, it very quickly brought me to a real crisis point," Moore continued. "But it wasn’t clear at the time the reason – maybe it was divine intervention – two people, who I barely knew, stepped up and took a stand for me and they presented me with an opportunity – that was more like an ultimatum – unless I was dead, that I better show up.

"It gave me a chance to redirect the course of my life, before I destroyed everything," she added. "Clearly they saw more in me than I saw in myself, and I’m so grateful, because without that opportunity – without their belief in me – I wouldn’t be standing here today."

In a 2012 People magazine piece, the outlet reported "Moore underwent rehab for drug and alcohol abuse in the mid-’80s, when director Joel Schumacher told her to get help before shooting 'St. Elmo’s Fire.' "

Praising Friendly House Saturday, Moore said the organization is "that second chance for so many women." Saturday's event was a means to "continue to support the fight against addiction and the celebration of Sobriety," according to the organization's Instagram post.

Moore continued to talk about her self-worth at the event, according to Variety's report.

"Life is certainly not a straight line and I think everybody here has dealt with not feeling good enough at some point in their lives," she said, according to the outlet. "I know that in a moment of great struggle for me, I reached out to a wise teacher and I expressed my fear that I wasn’t good enough and she said, ‘You will never be good enough but you can know that value of your worth. Put down the measuring stick.' "

Moore added: “Today, I put down the measuring stick, and I thank you for this beautiful acknowledgment and the opportunity to know the value of my worth."

On her own Instagram account, which the "G.I. Jane" star recently started, she called the award a "beautiful honor."

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