Drew Barrymore's issues with alcohol were tough on her and her loved ones including Cameron Diaz.
Barrymore, 48, opened up about turning to alcohol after her 2016 divorce from Will Kopelman in an interview with The Los Angeles Times published on Sunday.
Diaz, 50, also spoke with the outlet and shared that Barrymore's journey was "difficult to watch."
The two actresses' friendship began when a then 14-year-old Barrymore worked at a coffee shop that Diaz visited.
Diaz added to The Times that she had "faith" Barrymore would work through her issues.
"But I knew that if we all stuck with her and gave her the support she needed, she would find her way," she said. "I have absolute faith in her.
"You can't even comprehend how hard it was to be her as a child, and then she shot out the other end with the ability to save herself."
The Never Been Kissed actress told The Times the situation spiraled so much that her therapist and renowned celebrity psychoanalyst Barry Michels ended their relationship after working with each other for a decade.
"He just said, 'I can't do this anymore,'" Barrymore told the outlet. "It was really about my drinking. I said, 'I get it. I've never respected you more. You see I'm not getting better. And I hope, one day, that I can earn your trust back.' "
Barrymore said despite an intervention from her friends, a turning point came when she was offered her own daytime talk show, The Drew Barrymore Show in 2019.
"I think the opportunity at a show like this really hit me," she said. "I was like, 'I can't handle this unless I'm in a really clear place.' "
"He just said, 'I can't do this anymore,'" Barrymore told the outlet. "It was really about my drinking. I said, 'I get it. I've never respected you more. You see I'm not getting better. And I hope, one day, that I can earn your trust back.' "
Barrymore said despite an intervention from her friends, a turning point came when she was offered her own daytime talk show, The Drew Barrymore Show in 2019.
"I think the opportunity at a show like this really hit me," she said. "I was like, 'I can't handle this unless I'm in a really clear place.' "
The star reflected on the "dark place" she's been in the past and how now she's focused on being a mother to daughters Olive, 10, and Frankie, 8, which she calls "the role of my life."
"I realized that just with me and my girls, I am truly happy," she said. "I'd always thought I'd be on this hamster wheel for this whole life. But maybe there will be something different before the lights go out."
If you or someone you know is struggling with substance abuse, please contact the SAMHSA helpline at 1-800-662-HELP.
