Ben Affleck has said his thinks his divorce from Jennifer Garner is the “biggest regret” of his life.
The 47-year-old recently spoke to the New York Times in a deeply personal interview, where he discussed the end of his marriage to Garner and reflected on his personal battles with alcohol.
“People with compulsive behaviour, and I am one, have this kind of basic discomfort all the time that they’re trying to make go away,” he explained.
“You’re trying to make yourself feel better with eating or drinking or sex or gambling or shopping or whatever. But that ends up making your life worse. Then you do more of it to make that discomfort go away. Then the real pain starts. It becomes a vicious cycle you can’t break. That’s at least what happened to me.”
Affleck told how he drank “relatively normally for a long time”, but that he started doing it more when his marriage to Garner “was falling apart.”
“What happened was that I started drinking more and more when my marriage was falling apart. This was 2015, 2016. My drinking, of course, created more marital problems,” he added.
Garner and Affleck got married in 2005 and share three children together: 14-year-old Violet, 11-year-old Seraphina and seven-year-old Sam. They divorced in 2018, after 13 years of marriage.
“The biggest regret of my life is this divorce,” he told the publication. “Shame is really toxic. There is no positive byproduct of shame. It’s just stewing in a toxic, hideous feeling of low self-worth and self-loathing.”
The Way Back actor admitted that while he has “certainly made mistakes”, he’s trying not to “obsess” over them.
“It’s not particularly healthy for me to obsess over the failures — the relapses — and beat myself up,” he said. “I have certainly made mistakes. I have certainly done things that I regret. But you’ve got to pick yourself up, learn from it, learn some more, try to move forward.”
Ben Affleck’s comments on his divorce from Jennifer Garner have touched many fans around the world. The actor opened up in a recent interview about his struggles with alcohol and how it affected his marriage.
It’s clear from his words that Affleck has a deep sense of regret about the way his relationship ended. His honesty about his own compulsive behavior and how it contributed to the breakdown of his marriage is commendable.
Many people can relate to feeling the need to numb their discomfort with various vices, whether it’s drinking, eating, or other destructive behaviors. It takes courage to acknowledge these patterns and work towards breaking free from them.
Despite his regrets, Affleck seems to be focused on moving forward and learning from his mistakes. This attitude of self-reflection and growth is something we can all aspire to in our own lives.
As fans of Affleck, we can support him on his journey towards healing and redemption. Let’s continue to follow his story and cheer him on as he works towards a brighter future.
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Source: USA Today
