Idris Elba revealed Sunday that he has turned to therapy after realizing that he had developed an “unhealthy habit” that began to seriously impact his lifestyle.
According to the British actor, he sought out therapy last year when he realized that being an “absolute workaholic” was taking a massive toll on his well-being.podcast. “In my therapy, I’ve been thinking a lot about changing, almost to the point of neuropaths [sic] being changed and shifting.”
“I’m rewarded massively to be a workaholic [compared] to someone that’s like ‘Eh, I’m not going to see my family for six months’ and I’m in there grinding and making a new family and leave them,” he shared. “Those are pathways that I had to be like, ‘I’ve got to adjust.’”According to the British actor, he sought out therapy last year when he realized that being a “workaholic” was taking a massive toll on his wellbeing.
“The thing is, the things that make me relaxed end up being work,” the “Cats” actor added. “My studio in my house, I just love being in here. I’ll open that laptop and be like ‘I don’t know what to make today’ and it’ll come out like this or that. And I’m exhilarated by that and also so relaxed by it.”Elba also mentioned that he “definitely wants to” find activities to help him unwind, but admitted that he finds working incredibly relaxing.
According to the OBE recipient, the man whirled on him and “stuck [the gun] right in my face, and goes, ‘You talking about my girl?'”The 2018 Sexiest Man Alive winner continued that in the process of seeking help, he has realized that “nothing extreme is good” and that “everything needs balance.”Elba then realized the man thought the actor was trying to hit on the woman.“I was like, ‘This is crazy!’ Because James Bond… We’re all actors and we understand that role.
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