Lena Dunham admits she ‘didn’t want to live’ during her addiction
Lena Dunham has opened up about her addiction to prescription drugs while recovering from a hysterectomy and being heartbroken over a break-up.
Speaking in the March issue of Cosmopolitan, on sale from January 30, the actress, 33, admitted at one point she ‘didn’t want to live’ as the medication she was taking messed with her brain chemistry.
She said: ‘One day, I looked around and I was lying in a bed in my parents’ apartment under two blankets, in the same pyjamas I’d been in for three days, and I was like, “This isn’t me”.
Honest: Lena Dunham, 33, has opened up about her addiction to prescription drugs while recovering from a hysterectomy and being heartbroken over a breakup
‘It wasn’t that I was suicidal. I felt nothing. I didn’t want to live.’
Lena spoke about her break-up with musician Jack Antonoff, 35, explaining they fell in love at a young age and had a great time together.
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Share 31 shares However, the Girls creator added that the pair were just starting out in their careers at the time and they have managed to remain friends after splitting up.
The TV star added that, 영등포출장안마 although not every second of their relationship has been easy, Lena still considers him a dear friend.
She said: ‘There are definitely moments where I was catty, rude or sassy, but he has been beautifully accepting of those and I’ve been able to be accepting of his anger too.’
Candid: The actress admitted at one point she ‘didn’t want to live’ as the medication she was taking messed with her brain chemistry
Lena also admitted that she would often party till all hours of the morning while she was filming Girls, explaining she spent her entire twenties jeopardising her health.
But she has since decided to go sober, saying that sobriety means abstaining from negative relationships as well as not doing drugs.
The actress revealed she has also decided to take a hiatus from dating and has been single for the last 14 months.
She said: ‘I realised that until I was in a dynamic with someone who made me feel super-safe, I didn’t want to do it. People right now will go, “Oh my god, you haven’t had sex in over a year,’ and I’m like, ‘No, actually it’s been the most healing thing.” ‘
Relationships: 강남출장안마 Lena spoke about her breakup with Jack Antonoff, 35, explaining they fell in love at a young age and have remained friends after splitting up (pictured in February 2017)
While she’s more than happy being single, Lena admitted that if they brought back a revived version of Celebrity Love Island, she would be ‘tempted’ to take part.
The writer added that, although she’s not looking for a relationship, if she were to meet someone who she thinks she could start a family with, it would be great.
However, she said that the last two years have been the best of her life and it would be difficult for someone to ‘knock her down’.
The interview comes after Lena reflected on the past 12 months and what she has learnt from the past year in a candid New Year’s Instagram post.
The star discussed her ‘awesomely complex’ year and gave her followers a list of life lessons.
Single: The actress revealed she has also decided to take a hiatus from dating and has been single for the last 14 months (pictured in January 2020)
She accompanied the post with a snap of herself clad in a lacy pink bra and white briefs as she perched on the edge of her bathtub.
Accompanying the shot with a lengthy caption, Lena wrote: ‘This year has been complex and awesome and awesomely complex.
‘It’s been the best professional year of my life – not because I’m on a million magazine covers or making gossip waves but because I’m quietly doing what I love with people I love who also love doing it.
Cover girl: Read the full interview in the March issue of Cosmopolitan – on sale 30th January
‘If I had to distill the year’s lesson: -go slower than you think you should because it ultimately adds up to more. You don’t have to push you can just move ahead with passion.
‘People will come and go and surprise you and often their rejection is God’s protection (it also sometimes has nothing to do with you).’
‘Sometimes you heal slowly and then all at once -spend Sunday night returning emails and Monday morning returning texts and you’ll feel very accomplished. Be mindful of ‘self-care’ not turning into hiding out- there’s a difference.
‘Say yes more than you want to but no whenever you need to. Surround yourself with people who inspire you and make you laugh and implicitly understand your issues and don’t keep a tally of your wrong doings.
‘It’s okay to take a pause from work to focus on the personal and a pause from the personal to make your art. Be a b***h on a mission don’t make it a mission to be a b***h.’
Read the full interview in the March issue of Cosmopolitan – on sale 30th January.
New Year: The interview comes after Lena reflected on the past 12 months and what she has learnt from the past year in a candid New Year’s Instagram post
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