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"Game Of Thrones" Star Kit Harington Details "Psychological Scarring", Says He Was "Terrified About Everything"
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Ubiquitous
Jan 16, 2024, 10:27:48 AMJan 16
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“Game of Thrones” star Kit Harington recently discussed “psychological
scarring” and how becoming famous affected his life.
The 37-year-old actor detailed how he became dependent on alcohol while
starring in the hit HBO series. Harington shared details as part of an
upcoming episode of the podcast “The Hidden 20%.”
“People would treat me like the character. But in my life I didn’t feel like
that at all. And that [led me to] some psychological scarring,” he said of
his time playing the “Game of Thrones” character Jon Snow from 2011 until
2019.
Because fans expected him to be like the character he played, Harington said
he tried “to project this image of utter sophistication and coolness about
what I was doing but genuinely being sort of terrified about everything.”
“That is a dangerous rabbit hole to fall down because you find all of the bad
stuff that people are saying as well as the nice stuff,” he added.
Harington said he entered treatment for alcoholism right after the show ended
and wound up getting diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
(ADHD), per Deadline.
“I realized that my life was hinging on this,” he told podcast host Ben
Branson. “Luckily, it was the right place at the right time. I managed to
forge a new life from there.”
Harington said his first rehab wasn’t a fit. He explained that he “entered
rehab drunk, sobered up in there, and went, ‘F*** this, not you guys in a
circle. No, thank you.’”
His next experience at a treatment center was better and was where he got
diagnosed with ADHD. “And I left that pretty quick and said, ‘I’ll try to
deal with this by myself,’ which didn’t work after about four years,”
Harington added.
Now the actor spends most of his time with his family, including former “Game
of Thrones” co-star Rose Leslie, whom he married in 2018, and his two young
children.
“My head wants to go to every other thing in the room at once,” he said of
family time, saying that even though he is “sober” and present” at home, he
sometimes gets “restless” while playing with his children.
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Let's go Brandon!
scarring” and how becoming famous affected his life.
The 37-year-old actor detailed how he became dependent on alcohol while
starring in the hit HBO series. Harington shared details as part of an
upcoming episode of the podcast “The Hidden 20%.”
“People would treat me like the character. But in my life I didn’t feel like
that at all. And that [led me to] some psychological scarring,” he said of
his time playing the “Game of Thrones” character Jon Snow from 2011 until
2019.
Because fans expected him to be like the character he played, Harington said
he tried “to project this image of utter sophistication and coolness about
what I was doing but genuinely being sort of terrified about everything.”
“That is a dangerous rabbit hole to fall down because you find all of the bad
stuff that people are saying as well as the nice stuff,” he added.
Harington said he entered treatment for alcoholism right after the show ended
and wound up getting diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
(ADHD), per Deadline.
“I realized that my life was hinging on this,” he told podcast host Ben
Branson. “Luckily, it was the right place at the right time. I managed to
forge a new life from there.”
Harington said his first rehab wasn’t a fit. He explained that he “entered
rehab drunk, sobered up in there, and went, ‘F*** this, not you guys in a
circle. No, thank you.’”
His next experience at a treatment center was better and was where he got
diagnosed with ADHD. “And I left that pretty quick and said, ‘I’ll try to
deal with this by myself,’ which didn’t work after about four years,”
Harington added.
Now the actor spends most of his time with his family, including former “Game
of Thrones” co-star Rose Leslie, whom he married in 2018, and his two young
children.
“My head wants to go to every other thing in the room at once,” he said of
family time, saying that even though he is “sober” and present” at home, he
sometimes gets “restless” while playing with his children.
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Let's go Brandon!
The Horny Goat
Jan 19, 2024, 12:56:54 PMJan 19
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On Tue, 16 Jan 2024 10:27:45 -0500, Ubiquitous <web...@polaris.net>
wrote:
>Now the actor spends most of his time with his family, including former “Game
>of Thrones” co-star Rose Leslie, whom he married in 2018, and his two young
>children.
Glad to hear at least one thing is working out well for him. Those two
were clearly the power couple of the show.
wrote:
>Now the actor spends most of his time with his family, including former “Game
>of Thrones” co-star Rose Leslie, whom he married in 2018, and his two young
>children.
were clearly the power couple of the show.
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