Patrick J., best known for playing Mike Ross on the hit TV series Suits. Adams has spoken openly about the personal challenges she faced while working on the long-running show.
In a recent interview with Jesse Tyler Ferguson on the Dinner on Me podcast, Adams revealed that during his time on the series he struggled with depression and developed an unhealthy relationship with alcohol. He also shared how he eventually overcame these issues and changed his lifestyle for the better.
Adams, who starred on Suits for seven seasons, admitted he was in a tough place mentally while shooting the show. Reflecting on that time, he said, “I was in the zone of living a very unexamined life, very unhappy… I would say, very depressed.”
He shared that his mental health struggles were exacerbated by his inability to address his feelings or talk about them. “I wasn’t taking good care of my mental health,” Adams admitted.
“And I started drinking a lot at the end of the seventh season.” The actor admitted that his drinking habits, along with other unhealthy behaviors like spending money, became a way to cope with his depression.
Along with her mental health struggles, Adams revealed that alcohol became a coping mechanism during her time on Suits. He said that, by the end of the seventh season, he had developed an unhealthy relationship with drinking.
“I was drinking too much,” he shared. “These are all things I knew I probably needed to do and I wasn’t doing.”
Adams explained that he lacked the tools to manage his emotions at the time, which led him to rely on alcohol to mask his feelings. He also admitted that he did not seek help through therapy or other methods, even though he knew it could have been beneficial to his mental health.
After leaving Suits in 2018, Adams continued to struggle with his personal demons. However, a turning point came when he realized the impact his behavior was having on his family, especially his relationship with his wife, actress Troian Bellisario, and their children.
Adams shared that he struggled with insecurities and fears while still trying to live his life as if he were twenty, which were negatively impacting his personal life.
He shared that he was still trying to live his life as a 25-year-old and had his own ways of dealing with his insecurities and fears, and they weren’t working. She said that he is definitely taking a toll on their relationship, but is also making him seem like a father figure who doesn’t currently exist.
This realization became the turning point that led Adams to stop drinking. “That was a breaking point for me when I said, ‘I think maybe I should stop drinking, because I don’t want to be that dad,'” he said.
Since deciding to give up alcohol, Adams has seen significant improvements in his personal life. He now believes that getting sober was the best decision for him, noting that it allowed him to address his other issues.
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