Christina Applegate She admitted that the “real depression” she suffers as a result of her multiple sclerosis diagnosis has taken away much of her will to live.
The 52-year-old Dead to Me star was diagnosed in 2021, but she believes she had the condition for six or seven years before her official diagnosis – and after opening up about her struggle to get out of a “terrible depression”, she spoke of her worries about everyday life.
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“I'm feeling more depressed right now than I've felt in years,” Applegate said during an episode of the “MeSsy” podcast. Jamie Lynn Sigler.
“It feels like a really bad depression, and it's a little scary, because it feels really fatalistic. I'm in a darkness right now that I haven't felt in years. I don't even know how long, but it's probably 20-something years.”
This episode was just released recently, but in fact Applegate In January, he made a surprise appearance at the 2024 Emmy Awards ceremony and received a standing ovation from the audience.
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Despite the support she received, Applegate She described the incident as “the hardest day of my life” and spent the next two days sleeping. “To be honest, I don't enjoy life anymore,” she added. “I don't enjoy anything anymore.”
SiglerHaving battled MS for more than 20 years, the former The Sopranos star acknowledged the challenges of living in a “disabled body”, but the Sweetest Things actress, 43, refuses to give up the fight.
“Once we get to the point where we accept that this is the way it's going to be, and probably forever.” Sigler Said.
“Just because you're battling MS doesn't give you a reason to stop living. Because here I am sitting in front of you right now and you make me laugh like no one else can. You still make me smile. You still make me feel loved. I can't let you give up. I can't give up. I need you to do that for me.”
Applegate She said she was “so scared” to go back to therapy to deal with her depression because she didn't want to show her emotions.
“I'm really scared that that dam door will open and I won't be able to stop it,” she said, vowing to check in with her therapist again by the end of the episode.
