Tom Holland Revealed He was Obsessed with Drinking Before Starting Sobriety Journey!

Updated On March 18, 2024 | Published By: Denise | In Lifestyle , Substance Use Disorder

Tom Holland discusses his sobriety journey. source: Page Six

Tom Holland talked about the moment he realized his drinking problem was becoming a problem.
The actor appeared on Jay Shetty’s podcast where he revealed his past struggles with alcoholism.
Holland also discussed his sobriety journey with the podcaster.

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Tom Holland discusses alcoholism and sobriety journey with Jay Shetty

Tom Holland opened up about how he was “definitely addicted to alcohol” when he was trying to stick to a month of no drinking.

While appearing on a recent episode of Jay Shetty‘s On Purpose podcast which came out on Sunday, Holland said,

”All I could think about was having a drink. That’s all I could think about,”

The Marvel actor initially stopped drinking in January 2022 to participate in the famous dry January – a trend where people commit to nod drinking for a month after a heavy drinking holiday season.

But there came a time when the Spider-man: No Way Home star, 27, quickly realized that something worse happened when he stopped drinking.

The British actor told Shetty,

“I was waking up thinking about it. I was checking the clock … And it just really scared me,”

Tom Holland — Tom struggled with alcoholism for a very long time. source: Page Six

“Maybe I have a little bit of an alcohol thing. So I sort of decided to punish myself and say, I’ll do February as well. I’ll do two months off.”

Holland, who is now in good health admitted that he was struggling hard after going dry for two months. It made the actor realize that he was having an alcohol problem.

It was then that Tom who is currently in a relationship with Zendaya, decided to go six months without a drink and control himself until his birthday on June 1.

When the date arrived, Tom realized a positive change in his life after he stopped drinking for half a year.

He recalled,

“I could sleep better. I could handle problems better, things that would go wrong on set, that would normally set me off, I could take in my stride. I had so much better mental clarity. I felt healthier, I felt fitter,”
“And I just sort of said to myself, ‘Why am I so enslaved by this drink? Why am I so obsessed by the idea of having this drink?’”

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Holland is now sober for more than 6 months

It wasn’t Tom’s first attempt to quit drinking. He shared that he had “gone back to drinking” many times in the past. However, this time was very different.

The Uncharted star said,

“I really worked to sort of change my mindset. I really asked myself, ‘Why do you drink? Why are you drinking?’ And a lot of the time my answer would be to feel more comfortable in a social environment.”

Tom Holland (2) — He is happily in a relationship with Zendaya. source: Page Six

Today, Holland is a year and a half sober from drinking, something he is really proud of.

While the Cherry star is happy without booze, he is still trying to save others from such a lifestyle as well.

He said,

“If I could encourage someone to drink less, that would be great. But I don’t want to start getting into the world of, ‘You need to stop drinking.’ Because it’s not for me to say.”

Tom is recently on a break from acting after having a mental breakdown after filming The Crowded Room.

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