Kit Harington shot to fame as Jon Snow in HBO’s hit fantasy series “Game of Thrones.”
Nevertheless, the 37-year-old’s time within the limelight caused him to struggle with mental health issues and alcoholism.
Harington entered rehab back in 2019 for alcoholism. Now, he has revealed he was diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) while there.
“I spotted that my life was hinging on this. Luckily it was the fitting place at the fitting time. I managed to forge a recent life from there,” the British actor divulged on a recent episode of the wellness podcast, Hidden 20%.
Harington admitted to host Ben Branson that he “entered rehab drunk, sobered up in there and went, ‘F— this, not you guys in a circle. No, thanks.’”
Harington explained that he was in a unique rehab clinic before he went to an American facility. The second place was where he was made aware of his ADHD.
“And I left that pretty quick and said, ‘I’ll attempt to deal with this by myself,’ which didn’t work after about 4 years,” he sighed.
ADHD is a disorder that causes the person to have trouble staying focused and have impulsive behavior.
But now, the “Eternals” star said, he’s “sober and “present,” focused on being a dad to his son, 2 years and daughter, 6 months.
He shares his kids with “Game of Thrones” co-star and wife, Rose Leslie.
“My head desires to go to each other thing within the room directly,” he continued, adding that he is typically “restless” when he plays with his young children.
Harington noted the way it is difficult for him at certain times to deal with his acting profession in addition to being a father.
“The practicality of getting right down to my work for the time being [I am] finding quite tricky. I don’t multitask well,” he said.
The “Seventh Son” alum added: “If there’s a couple of thing happening in my head I get overwhelmed. I get incredibly fretty, anxious.”
“My head’s everywhere in the shop,” he said. “I can’t deal with it.”
As for his experience on “Game of Thrones,” playing character Jon Snow from 2011 until 2019 had its challenges.
Because of the quick fame, Harington “tried to project this image of utter sophistication and coolness about what I used to be doing but genuinely being sort of terrified about every thing.”
Having thousands and thousands of eyes on him that watched his every move caused him to go on a downward spiral by the top of his eight-season run.
“That could be a dangerous rabbit hole to fall down since you find all of the bad stuff that folks are saying in addition to the good stuff,” he said.