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<\/p>\nAlcoholism and melancholy plagued John Goodman for practically his entire life. He acknowledged that, if he had persuaded himself to do so, \u201cnothing\u201d would stop him from having a drink. He also said he appeared to be having a \u201cwalking heart attack\u201d. But he has since defeated his demons and survived to tell the tale.<\/p>\n
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John Goodman, a renowned performer, turned 70. Prior to starring in films like The Flinstones, Blues Brothers, Raising Arizona, The Big Lebowski, etc., the American star of The Borrowers had been depressed due to some traumatic personal situations.<\/p>\n
Throughout his career, Goodman has been frank about his battle with drinking. For more than 30 years, the celebrity battled the sickness. It had a profound impact on his life.<\/p>\n
He said that the drinking was \u201cdefinitely\u201d harming his acting career during an interview in 2012.<\/p>\n
\u201cTemperament, Memory, and Depression,\u201d was the response.<\/p>\n
He described how \u201cbad\u201d his drinking had gotten.<\/p>\n
\u201cI mean, there are a lot of occasions I could have drowned,\u201d Goodman remarked. Not an overdose, but a misadventure, I guess.<\/p>\n
The celebrity quit drinking in 2007, but he acknowledged that it was difficult to stay clean every day. He started \u201chaving nightmares\u201d about locating some bourbon and downing it at one point.<\/p>\n
He would recall: \u201cI\u2019ll go: Hey, I shouldn\u2019t be doing that.<\/p>\n
I\u2019ll then say, \u201cWaaah, that\u2019s OK!\u201d You frequently engage in it! You constantly sneak it! I\u2019ll eventually awaken and say, \u201cNo, I don\u2019t.\u201d At first, [the voices] worried me. They\u2019re just funny now.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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