Recovering from something soul-breaking is extremely difficult for any human being. But what is more difficult for them is to talk about it afterward. The healing journey has its own twists and shocks. But to share it with others in order to help them makes them realize what they have been through. A journey like that was embarked on by the Friends star, Matthew Perry. The actor has shared his story of addiction in his memoir, Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Things. However, it was not as easy for him as he makes it sound in his interviews.

Writing one’s thoughts is one of the therapeutic exercises. Therefore, whenever one writes down their thoughts, they feel a lot lighter. It organizes thoughts and provides clarity. During his January interview with Tom Power, the 53-year-old actor revealed his journey of writing and the aftermath of the same. While writing was as wonderful as the actor described, “Reading it was almost impossible.”

Revisiting the overwhelming experiences of his life became extremely terrible for the 17 Again actor. After finishing the writing, he detached himself from his author persona and became a reader. While reading the book, the Canadian actor felt sorry for the person in the book. As soon as he realized it was him the book was about, Perry felt all the devastating feelings at the same time. To process those oozing emotions, the Numb star revealed, he had to move his laptop to the living room so that he could sleep in his room.

The road to healing also includes acceptance of the wounds that your heart and soul have. And, therefore, while recovering from his addictions, Matthew Perry faced his truth, even after publishing the book while talking about it out loud.

Matthew Perry found his story powerfully dark

Despite recovering from his unhealthy habits, the Fools Rush In star had to revisit his dark side again and again. When the author of the memoir read his own story for the first time from the readers’ perspective, he could not stop feeling pity for the person mentioned in the book. Because after facing this heart-wrenching truth about himself, Perry revealed he found it powerfully dark.

The reason was he himself did not know what was going on with him. In fact, to talk about his journey of recovery before the world, the Serving Sara star had to prepare himself first, too. However, then he knew that he was happy to be able to help people.

Fortunately, now, Matthew Perry has found the light and is living a healthy life. What do you think about this big revelation about the fan-favorite Chandler fame? Tell us in the comments below.