Armie Hammer claims his history of substance use was driven by a deep need for escapism and discomfort in his own skin.

“I would say I was addicted to escapism that that I was addicted to anything that would get me out of myself I felt such a deep sense of discomfort in my own body”

Addiction is an overwhelming, involuntary experience that makes the individual feel possessed by another person, even when they know the harm they are causing.

“I think they don't understand like the helplessness of it all when you're in it. Like when I remember being like in my addiction trying to get sober but not ready, the cravings and the insanity, it's overwhelming. it's intoxicating. like you cannot escape it.”