“game of thronesStar Kit Harington recently discussed “psychological scarring” and how fame has affected his life.
37 years old the actor In detail how he became dependent on it Alcohol While starring in the hit HBO series. Harington shared the details as part of an upcoming episode of “The Hidden 20%” podcast.
“People will treat me like a character. But in my life I have never felt that way. And that [led me to] “I had some psychological scars,” he said of his time playing Jon Snow on Game of Thrones from 2011 to 2019.
Because fans expected him to be like the character he played, Harington He said He tried “to project this image of absolute sophistication and calm about what I was doing but I was really terrified of it all.”
“This is very dangerous, because you find all the bad things people say as well as the nice things,” he added.
Harrington said he entered treatment for alcohol addiction right after the show ended and ended up being diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to Delivery time.
“I realized my life depended on this,” he told podcast host Ben Branson. “Fortunately, it was the right place at the right time. I was able to forge a new life from there.”
Harrington said his first rehabilitation was inadequate. he to explain That he “went into rehab drunk, woke up there, and went, 'Fuck this, not you guys in a circle.' No thank you.'”
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His next experience at a treatment center was better as he was diagnosed with ADHD. “I let go of that very quickly and said, 'I'm going to try to deal with this myself,' which didn't work after about four years,” Harrington added.
The actor now spends most of his time with his family, including former Game of Thrones star Rose Leslie, whom he married in 2018, and his two young children.
“My head wants to go to everything else in the room at once,” he said of family time, saying that although he is “sober and present” at home, he sometimes feels “anxious” while playing with his children.
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