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Brad Pitt Opens Up About Alcohol Relapse and Suicidal Thoughts

Brad Pitt Opens Up About Alcohol Relapse and Suicidal Thoughts
Brad Pitt Opens Up About Alcohol Relapse And Mental Health Issues: Can Addictive Returns Be Stopped? · NDTV

Brad Pitt is a famous actor who makes movies.

He recently talked to a magazine called Esquire about some hard times he had.

He said he used to have a problem with drinking alcohol.

He did not drink alcohol for seven years, which is a very long time.

But then he started drinking again, which is called a relapse.

He also said that problems in his family once made him feel very sad.

For a little while, he even thought about hurting himself.

He felt a lot of pain, but he also said people have strong survival instincts that helped him.

Now he drinks only a little bit of alcohol and tries to be careful.

The article also gives tips for people who want to stop drinking again, like staying close to family and friends.

Key facts

Person
Brad Pitt
Publication
Esquire magazine interview
Sobriety before relapse
7 years
Current drinking
"In a more restrained manner"; can have a few drinks but not a lot
Cited cause of struggles
"Family stuff" and his split from Angelina Jolie
Period of suicidal thoughts
One brief period; described feeling "the cold steel of the bullet in my head"
Relapse stages mentioned
Emotional, mental, and physical relapse

Quotes

Brad Pitt

Actor Brad Pitt

“I can have a few. But I can't have a lot. I have to be professional about it.”
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“I was sober for seven years. And then I got back off the wagon.”
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