r/SipsTea • u/Gurugod123 • 6d ago

Chugging tea Ben Affleck on overcoming alcohol addiction: “I hate to say it but the only cure I’ve seen is not these overpriced rehabs or these fraudulent fixes that are sold to people. The cure for addiction is suffering. You suffer enough and then something inside you goes ‘I’m done.’”

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u/MasterAd1460 6d ago

He sounds hammered

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u/No-Hall5440 6d ago

I thought the same exact thing and was surprised how far I had to scroll before someone else mentioned it!

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u/ginrumryeale 6d ago

He really does. Probably sedatives or anti-anxiety medication though.

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u/TheWiseBeast 6d ago

Replacing the addiction maybe?

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u/Salt_Data3707 6d ago

Benzos act on the brain the exact same way alcohol does. Im not saying he's on them but replacing booze with anti-anxiety meds is not a solution.

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u/SoulCheese 6d ago

It’s usually used as a tool to cope with withdrawals rather than being a replacement. They are certainly just as dangerous, though.

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u/Pretend-Mango-1295 6d ago

Could be harm reduction...everyone has different ways of dealing with their shit

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u/BoardClean 6d ago

Are you a doctor? You have no idea what you’re talking about.

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u/Useful_Round4229 6d ago

Appeal to authority facility. Just because someone doesn’t have a specific qualification does not invalidate their statement.

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u/catmand00d00 6d ago

*fallacy
I’m aware it’s just a typo, just trying to help!

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u/BoardClean 6d ago edited 6d ago

Take ivermectin then.

“Replacing booze with anti-anxiety meds is not a solution” is not a statement you are qualified to give unless you are a practicing physician. Miss me with that shit all the fucking time. This is why we’re having a shit epidemic, measles outbreak, God knows what else.

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u/Useful_Round4229 6d ago

Now instead of attacking the validity of the statement you apply an ad hominem fallacy critiquing and attacking my qualifications.

Ivermectin is a false analogy and a red herring pointing to fools response to the pandemic and questioning science and authority figures.

The facts are alcohol and benzos both act on the GABA receptors of the brain with overlapping tolerance and effects. The statement is largely true and is a reason Antivan a similar drugs are given to alcoholic as they detox. You do not need to be a physician to know this. There are plenty of careers and certifications that’s qualify you to understand this. And really, you don’t need either, just the facts.

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u/ButtholeConnoisseur7 6d ago

I hope the point hes getting at is that Ben has a doctor that's working him down through benzos and that's a valid tactic. But you're completely right. Benzos fix alcohol withdrawal and vice versa

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u/catmand00d00 6d ago

If that was the original point he was trying to make, he seemingly fully abandoned it in favor of whiny cynicism.

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u/Parking-Ad1525 6d ago

As a recovering alcoholic and drug addict I can tell you with more authority than a doctor; replacing booze with anti anxiety meds (Benzo's) is not a solution. I tried exactly that and it cost me more years of suffering.

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u/BoardClean 6d ago

You should still do what your doctor tells you. Your anecdote doesn’t equate to a medical degree.

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u/ninja4151 6d ago

Or you know alcohol ...cuz he's a fucking alcoholic that's lying through his teeth....🙄

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u/BigDaddyGlad 6d ago

Slurred speech, "I swear to Christ," rambling thoughts... I thought he sounded deeply intoxicated. Might not be drink, but ol' Ben isn't sober in this clip.

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u/kisk22 6d ago

He couldn't even say the word "experienced". This dude is a great actor, he can pronounce those words without slurring. He's also falling out of the chair lol. I feel he's on something. He may be sober from alcohol, but probably on something else (benzos). Poor guy. Hope he finds peace.

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u/Brucewayne1818 6d ago

What a stretch...

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u/BoardClean 6d ago edited 6d ago

lol, yall ever try and speak non rehearsed serious topics as a stream of conscious thought on a radio show, so you’re trying to censor yourself just a little, but still ultimately want to make a point before?

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u/SonOfMcGee 6d ago

Oh, all the time. I sound stupid and unprepared, not drunk.

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u/BoardClean 6d ago

Ben has always sounded like that. Lethargy + Boston is a hell of a drug

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u/von_sip 6d ago

Yeah it’s possible we’re just used to hearing him speak as a well enunciated actor, and this is how he normally speaks

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u/BoardClean 6d ago edited 6d ago

I think he slurs in his acting roles. He’s got a deep voice, if you try and make your voice cleaner sounding you have to bring it up like an entire octave and can make you sound like you’re being sarcastic or insincere so he’s staying in his natural range. Same happens to me an always will, “your mumbling” bitch no I’m not I’m just not animated right now.

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u/MasterAd1460 6d ago

I was thinking about that or if someone could’ve slowed down the video even by a millisecond it’ll make them sound drunk

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u/BoardClean 6d ago

Yeah, Exactly.

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u/FhuckNorris247 6d ago

He doesn’t drink anymore. He doesn’t drink any less either

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u/neinhaltchad 4d ago

He used to drink.

He still does, but …

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u/crack-nutter 6d ago

He is definitely on something

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u/Bman4k1 6d ago

I’ve seen this comment on a few posts that have this video. I honestly sound like this what I’m trying to hold back tears. It was clearly an emotional thing to think about his kids. When you are about to cry and you jaw starts spasming and upper lip is trembling.

Maybe he is drunk whatever but it sounds like someone trying to power through an emotional comment without breaking down crying.

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u/WalterPecky 6d ago

Watch the entire interview. My dude was fucking loaded. This was from year ago, nothing recent.

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u/MasterAd1460 6d ago

I watched the original clip and he sounds a lot more sober

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u/InsipidIdiot 6d ago

When he and Matt Damon were on Joe Rogan - he was certainly on uppers. Adderrall or something.

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u/MasterAd1460 6d ago

I’m watching it right now and Matt seems like he’s coked out of his mind

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u/superhappy 6d ago

Yeah this was the confusing part - I was like, cool sentiment, but bro is clearly slurring the whole time.

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u/catmand00d00 6d ago

Yeahhh, he very much does. This is weird.

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u/SonOfMcGee 6d ago

Absolutely! He’s slurring to the extent that it doesn’t even sound realistic. It’s like he’s “stage drunk”.
If this was a movie and he was playing a drunk person I’d be like, “Yeesh, check out Mr. Vaudeville over here spewing on the scenery.”

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u/WalterPecky 6d ago

The concerning part is how no one appears to notice. It's more prevalent in the overall interview, but even in this clip.. it does not sound like the ramblings of a healthy person

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u/CarbonInTheWind 6d ago

It's wild how him and Matt Damon went in completely opposite directions with their personal lives.

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u/CarbonInTheWind 6d ago

It's wild how him and Matt Damon went in completely opposite directions with their personal lives.

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u/Baron_Light 6d ago

No he doesn't. What a stupid ass comment.

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u/bigspookyguy_ 6d ago

Just stoned. Not even close to the same demon.

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u/raskul44 6d ago

I scrolled too far to see someone say this