“In a year, in fact, [j’ai commencé] to drink when I get up in the morning and consume at least 6 to 7 liters of wine per day ”. Here is Jérémy Ferrari’s testimony on the show’s set C to you, on France 5. On the occasion of his new show, entitled General anaesthesia, the humorist is betting on laughing at his illness. In this interview, Jérémy Ferrari speaks of “dark alcohol”, which he describes as “the most acute form of alcoholism“.
“You’re just increasing the doses”
In reality, the expression “black alcoholism” does not exist from a medical point of view. However, she describes a real descent into hell, a gear in which dark ideas are also invited. Jérémy Ferrari himself went so far as to attempt suicide. It was after escaping death that he decided to go to rehab. We explain to him that he is suffering “of the hardest form“Of alcoholism. “It’s a form of alcoholism that makes you lose control all the time, all the time, and never stop. ”, he describes.
Alcoholism is not just a question of will
In this testimony, the humorist also wishes to challenge the misconception that stopping drinking is a matter of will. “I hear a lot about this, but addiction is a neurological disease. Whatever the problem: alcohol or another addiction. It’s a neurological disease that takes precedence over the area in the brain that regulates willpower too. It takes willpower to get out of it, but before you know you’re sick and before you admit it, it’s very hard to find the will to stop. ”
Underlying psychiatric disorders
In addition, Jérémy Ferrari says he suffers from “invisible diseases”, Psychiatric disorders. The latter formed a veritable breeding ground for his addiction to alcohol: attention deficit disorder, hyperactivity disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) … Jérémy Ferrari was also diagnosed as having high potential. “It’s been a Molotov cocktail in my head for decades, details the actor. In his show, Jérémy Ferrari tackles health in general, ranging from his alcohol problems to homeopathy, via the public hospital and the pharmaceutical industry.
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