Colin Farrell ‘close to death’ from alcohol
By Tribute News on December 4, 2012 | 3 Comments
Colin Farrell's drinking left him close to death.
The Seven Psychopaths actor - who battled alcohol and drug addictions for years - eventually decided to get clean and went to rehab in Antigua in 2005 after realizing his body was shutting down on him. He said: "Obviously I'm not a doctor but you don't have to have a degree in medicine to know when your body's shutting down. I genuinely didn't think I had much longer. I'd reached the point where the only voices that had any clarity in the room were the voices of destruction and obliteration."
The 36-year-old star claims he has always had an addictive personality and would obsess about particular kinds of food from a young age. He told the Sunday Times: "I've been an addict since I was a kid. I'm not joking man - you can ask my mother. I had a Lion Bar addiction for six months when I was seven. Then I had a Coco Pops addiction. I'd go on Smash mashed potato binges, tins of tuna benders. Anything. I'd get addicted to a crosswind. Whatever made me feel good."
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In Total Recall it looked like he got into pretty good shape. Make working out an addiction and a lifestyle, you can’t go wrong. At least he noticed his problem and did something about it.
I’ve been an addict since I was a kid. I’m not joking man – you can ask my mother. I had a Lion Bar addiction for six months when I was seven. Then I had a Coco Pops addiction. I’d go on Smash mashed potato binges, tins of tuna benders. Anything. I’d get addicted to a crosswind. Whatever made me feel good. And yet it never dawned on me to get help until 2005 when alcohol came into my life…Ah I am soo stupid, its cool. Idolized me and my dark haired Brad Pitt impression…All I need now is an old hag with puffy lips with a flat ass to call the mother of my children.
being addicted to anything isnt good for you.
addiction is the state of being enslaved to a habit or practice or to something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming, as narcotics, to such an extent that its cessation causes severe trauma.
sure its a better option, but moderation, in general (im not talking about crack, heroin, etc), is key.