Tom Holland Recalls Being “Enslaved” To Alcohol Before Sobriety Journey

Tom Holland is up about his troubles before embarking on his sober journey.

The Spider-Man actor, who has been clean for over a year, recently reflected on the magnitude of his alcohol intake, adding that it hurt his daily life.

“I was definitely addicted to alcohol, I was not shying away from that at all,” Tom admitted on the July 10 episode of On Purpose with Jay Shetty. “I believe that anyone who drinks a beer every day has a bit of a problem.”

In his experience, the 27-year-old stated that he would “drink and drink and drink and drink,” until he hit a breaking point.

“And then you’d just have that feeling like, ‘Wow, I shouldn’t have had that last beer,'” the actor continued. “And the next day you wake up with a terrible headache.”

Tom’s alcohol consumption had him asking, “Why does this drink enslave me?” “What is it about this drink that has me so obsessed?” I would look back and recognize that I would go to events for work,” he continued, “and, you know, I can’t enjoy myself until I’ve had a few beers, and I just felt so much pressure.”

Tom Holland is up about his troubles before embarking on his sober journey.

Tom avoided areas with alcohol in the early days of his sober journey but subsequently changed his mind.

“I didn’t feel like I could go and not have a drink because of the stress of it,” he explained, “but then after a while, I was like, ‘Mate, you’ve got to pull your socks up here.'” You can’t just stay home constantly; you must get out and enjoy yourself.

And suppose you’re only having fun because you’re drinking. In that case, you’ve got a serious problem.” Tom has discovered “really good replacements things” that emulate the “ritual of cracking something open, sharing it with friends, and drinking it—whether it’s sparkling water or a beer.”

And his health has improved dramatically since he stopped drinking.

“I could sleep better and handle problems better,” Tom said. “Things that would normally irritate me on set, I could take in my stride.” I had so much more mental clarity. I felt better. “I felt stronger.”

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