When it comes to her battle with multiple sclerosis (MS), Christina Applegate He says he faces “real depression” every day.
in a new episode of “MeSsy,” the podcast The “Dead to Me” actress opened up about her day-to-day life with Jamie-Lynn Sigler. Mental health struggles and explained why he “no longer enjoys life”.
“I’m depressed right now, I don’t think I’ve felt like this in years,” said Applegate, who first revealed she was depressed. chronic disease in 2021. “Like a real, shitty depression, which is scaring me a little bit because it feels really fatalistic. I’m stuck in this darkness right now, which I’ve never experienced before… I don’t even know how long it’s going to last, maybe a little over 20 years,”
Christina Applegate addresses future as an actress amid MS diagnosis
Christina Applegate at the 29th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at Fairmont Century Plaza on February 26, 2023 in Los Angeles. (Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images)
“I’m being really honest… I don’t enjoy living. I don’t enjoy it. I don’t enjoy things anymore,” she said.
A representative for Applegate confirmed to Fox News Digital that the episode was recorded shortly after Applegate’s appearance at the Emmy Awards in January.
Sigler, who was diagnosed with MS 20 years ago, understood that, but she urged Applegate to look on the bright side.
“Living in a disabled body is very hard. It’s very hard. I’m not going to take that away from you and I’m with you,” she said. “But what makes it even harder is when you compare it to what you were in before. Once we get you to this point where we accept that it’s going to be like this, maybe forever … (living with MS) is not reason enough for you to stop living because I’m sitting here in front of you, and you still make me laugh like nobody else can. You still make me laugh. You make me feel loved.”
“I can’t let you give up. I can’t. I need you to do this for me,” she added. “I hope this podcast also shows you your worth and shows you how incredibly strong you are and how much you deserve to give yourself a chance.”
The “Dead to Me” actress said she suffers from depression during her struggle with MS. (Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for Netflix)
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Despite her ongoing struggle, Applegate admitted she has avoided seeking therapy out of fear.
“Ever since I found out, I’ve avoided therapy because I’m so afraid of starting to cry and I won’t be able to stop crying,” she said. “I’m just so, I’m so afraid of those floodgates opening and I won’t be able to stop.”
Sigler encouraged her friend to feel those feelings fully.
“You can’t keep pushing it away, otherwise you’ll end up where you are now. You’re in a hellhole, you know?” Sigler said.
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Applegate revealed her diagnosis on Twitter (now, X) in 2021.
Christina Applegate was honored with a Hollywood Walk of Fame star ceremony on November 14, 2022. (Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images)
“Hi guys. I was diagnosed with MS a few months ago,” he wrote.
“It’s been a weird journey. But I’ve had so much support from people I know who have suffered from this disease,” Applegate continued. “It’s been a tough road. But as we all know, the road goes on. Until some motherfucker stops it.”
In a separate post, she added, “As one of my friends who has MS said, ‘We wake up and take the steps.’ And that’s exactly what I do.”
In her first lengthy in-person interview since being diagnosed with the disease, Applegate opened up about the “hell” she’s been living through.
“I’m living in hell,” she said in an interview with “Good Morning America” in March. “I don’t get out much, so it’s a little difficult, just for my system. But of course, the support has been amazing, and I’m really grateful.”
In April, the actress revealed that she suffered from a “pretty bad” addiction during her battle.
Christina Applegate is mom to 12-year-old daughter Sadie. (Amy Sussman/WireImage/Getty Images)
During an episode of his podcast with Sigler, “Married…with Children” alumni He explained in detail the severity of his symptoms and their impact on different parts of his body.
She told Sigler she couldn’t sleep because of a mobility problem in one of her eyes.
“I haven’t been able to sleep for 24 hours because my eye is doing something weird where every time I close my eyes to sleep, my right eye starts moving like this,” she said. “I haven’t been able to sleep because every time I close my eyes, my eye starts doing something weird. So I’ve been awake for more than 24 hours.”
During an appearance on “The Kelly Clarkson Show” in 2022, Applegate realized there had been warning signs for several years that she had MS.
“I started thinking about the last four years, and I had very few symptoms,” he said. Applegate said he felt it was important for people to know.
“Let’s not all be hypochondriacs and run to the doctor when our legs get weak,” Applegate said. “But that happened to me about four years ago when we were on set, and I was like, ‘I think I’m tired, you know?’ So it was like a couple of years ago until it got so bad.”
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Fox News Digital’s Laurin Overhultz and Ashley Hume contributed to this post.
