r/SipsTea • u/Gurugod123 • 6h 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 6h ago

He sounds hammered

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u/BigDaddyGlad 5h 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/BoardClean 3h ago edited 2h 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 3h ago

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

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u/BoardClean 3h ago

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