By Ricky RileyOriginal Source: blavity.comJamie Foxx has been in the entertainment industry for nearly three decades as a comedian, actor, singer and host.In his expansive career, he rarely speaks about his personal life and his mental health until now. During an interview with Hip Hollywood, the Ray and Baby Driver actor revealed he struggled with drugs and alcoholism. He would use the substances as a coping mechanism to deal with stress and depression early in his career.“I was in a bad place because I felt like I might be literally losing my mind,” Jamie said. “I’ve always had a childhood fear of losing my mind. I needed someone to help bring me out of it.”After the issue escalated, Foxx sought treatment from a psychiatrist who discovered the root of the problem.It turns out the issue began when he was a teen. “A deep-seated dread of mental illness that was exacerbated by an incident when he was 18 when his drink was spiked by the hallucinogenic drug PCP (phencyclidine) at a college party,” blackdoctor.org reports...click here to continue reading
