{"id":1905,"date":"2023-01-10T10:37:33","date_gmt":"2023-01-10T15:37:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/dailycupofwellness\/?p=1905"},"modified":"2023-03-16T16:05:04","modified_gmt":"2023-03-16T20:05:04","slug":"anthony-hopkins-shares-inspiring-message-on-his-47th-anniversary-of-sobriety-be-kind-to-yourself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/dailycupofwellness\/2023\/01\/anthony-hopkins-shares-inspiring-message-on-his-47th-anniversary-of-sobriety-be-kind-to-yourself.html","title":{"rendered":"Anthony Hopkins Shares Inspiring Message on His 47th Anniversary of Sobriety: “Be Kind to Yourself”"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Anthony Hopkins had a lot to celebrate on New Year’s Eve. The 85-year-old Welsh actor\u00a0took to Instagram to celebrate the New Year and discuss his experiences with alcoholism and sobriety.<\/p>\n

“I just wanted to wish everyone a happy new year,” he said in a video posted to the platform. “I’m celebrating 47 years today of sobriety. But this message is not meant to be heavy, but I hope helpful.”<\/p>\n

In the video, Hopkins addressed “people struggling” and emphasized the importance of self-love and compassion. “Be kind to yourself,” he said. “Be kind. Stay out of the circle of toxicity with people if they offend you. Live your life. Be proud of your life.”<\/p>\n

The actor shared his own experiences with alcoholism. He stopped drinking in 1975. “Forty-seven years ago, I was in a desperate situation, in despair, and uh, probably not long to live,” he said in the video. “And I just had to realize there was something really wrong with me. But I didn’t realize it was a kind of condition \u2013 a mental, physical, emotional condition called alcoholism or addiction.”<\/p>\n

He urged others experiencing addiction to seek help. “Talk to someone, talk to someone you respect, whether it’s a counselor or to go to a 12-step program,” he said.<\/p>\n

“It doesn’t cost a thing. But it will give you a whole new life,” he said of 12-step programs. “I’m an old sinner like everyone, but all I can say is I have the best life I can even imagine, and I can’t even take credit for it. So wherever you are, get help, don’t be ashamed, be proud of yourself.”<\/p>\n

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