Anna Faris revealed that quitting alcohol changed how she viewed herself and her career. The actress discussed sobriety during Thursday’s Dear Chelsea podcast episode. She also explained how drinking affected her.
Anna Faris reveals how quitting alcohol helped her break a cycle of “self-sabotage” and changed her outlook.
Faris told Chelsea Handler that she had stopped drinking. She suggested the change happened within the past year. Handler connected her new outlook to quitting alcohol. Faris called the change one of the “many gifts” of sobriety.
She noticed people often smiled when they recognised her. Those reactions reminded her of something “f-king stupid” she had done onscreen. That helped her appreciate her work differently.
Faris also connected drinking with her depression. “Turns out there’s a correlation between drinking and depression for me for sure,” she said. She explained that she needed to “take a step back” from drinking. That decision helped her avoid what she called “self-sabotage.”
The “Scary Movie” star also credited hormone patches with improving her mental health. She said the treatment had “made a huge difference” for her. Faris did not provide more details about her sobriety. She also did not reveal when she stopped drinking.
Faris has not discussed her drinking habits publicly before the podcast appearance. She previously played a newly sober single mother on Mom. The CBS comedy ran from 2013 until 2020. Faris left the series before its final season.
Earlier this year, Faris discussed leaving Mom. “I started to lose my focus,” Faris recalled. “I never had a job besides waitressing for over three months before. … It was a complicated time.” She reflected on her career during the conversation.
Anna Faris’ sobriety marked an important shift in her outlook. She connected quitting alcohol with reduced self-sabotaging behaviour. Her comments showed how she reconsidered her career. Faris suggested the change gave her a healthier perspective.
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