Prince Harry: Alcohol, Panic Attacks and Drug Thoughts After Diana’s Death

In a deep personal confession, the Prince Harry revealed that in order to manage the pain he felt after the death of his mother, Princess Diana, he used to drink huge amounts of alcohol. As he characteristically said, he drank in one day an amount of alcohol that corresponds to a week’s consumption.

The Duke of Sussex also revealed that he was willing to take drugs “to feel less than he felt” more than a decade after Diana’s death.

Harry’s confession was made at the Winfrey Opera House as part of the new mental health video series. He also spoke about the anxiety and panic attacks he felt as a senior member of the royal family and his experience from his mother’s funeral, according to the BBC.

THE Diana, Princess of Wales, died in a tragic accident while being chased by photographers in Paris in August 1997. Speaking to Oprah about the new Apple TV series “The Me You Can’t See”, Harry described the period when he was 28 with 32 years old as a “nightmare for his life”. During this period he had panic attacks and severe anxiety.

“Every time I put on a suit and tie… having to fulfill the role… Before I even left the house, I was sweatingHe said and added: “I was willing to drink, I was willing to take drugs, I was willing to try to do things that made me feel less than I felt.”

“She was my mom, you didn’t even meet her”

Harry explained that he drank alcohol on a Friday or Saturday night that corresponded to a week’s consumption, “not because I was enjoying it but because he was trying to cover something.”

The images of Prince Harry walking behind his mother’s coffin at her funeral, along with his brother, father, uncle and grandfather, had caused emotion. “For me, what I remember most was the sound of horses,” he said. “It was as if I was out of my body and just walking, doing what was expected of me. Showing one-tenth of the emotion that everyone else showed: she was my mom, you didn’t even know her. “.

Last March, Prince Harry and his wife Megan interviewed Oprah Winfrey about their lives within the British royal family and the impact this experience had on their mental health.

Last week, on a podcast, Harry said he was determined to break the cycle of pain caused by the way he grew up and revealed that he has been treated.

According to the Duke of Sussex, members of his family had said: “Just play the game and your life will be much easier. But I have a lot of my mom inside me. I feel like I’m out of a system, but I’m still stuck there. “The only way to be free is to escape and tell the truth.”

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