Actors Who Were Traumatized By Their Most Intense Roles

Game of Thrones

"I had a shaky time in my life around there—like I think a lot of people do in their 20s," he recalled. "That was a time when I started therapy and started talking to people. I had felt very unsafe, and I wasn't talking to anyone."

Not long after filming on the series finale had wrapped, Harington checked himself into a "wellness retreat," where he worked on "personal issues." According to an interview with Page Six, the actor sought help for exhaustion, stress, and alcohol abuse.

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