Shia LaBeouf Reveals the Darker Side of Disney Stardom and How it Contributed to His PTSD
an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor, he accepted the role but had to release it because of a previous injury to his hand. And when it comes to Meanwhile, in his personal life, he struggled with alcoholism, unaware that it was a coping mechanism for the post-traumatic stress disorder that he developed in his childhood.
Nonetheless, he returned to work with the promise of completing rehab afterwards, because he made a promise to his co-starAlthough, returning to the set wasn't an easy task. Shia says it was clear that nobody on the film crew wanted him there, save for his co-star. He shares,"I'm feeling like people on set think I'm a racist, no, believe I'm a racist and I'm feeling all of that and don't want to be alive.
After that, he says he"resigned" himself to the idea that he either go to jail or seek help from the professionals. This ultimatum of sorts is what led to him finding out he has PSTD. He reveals,"It was the first time I'd been told I had PSTD. I just thought I was an alcoholic, like a true blue drunk and I needed to deal with that.
He began doing exposure therapy, which helped him process the trauma that he experienced during his time with Disney, the stress from having an alcoholic father and the pressure from years of living in the spotlight. The feelings of turmoil he had during therapy was then poured into thescript that he says he viewed as a "route towards pulling death out of my pocket and slamming it against a wall.
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