The “E.T.”
Suffice it to say, she has lived a wild life so far.
But all that glitters is not gold.
For every incredible experience Barrymore has had, she’s suffered something worse.
These are the tragic details about Drew Barrymore’s life.
Drew’s parents got divorced in 1984, leaving her to live with her mother, Jaid Barrymore.
“My dad was a drug addict, and he didn’t wear shoes.
“I think I would have liked to have a dad who didn’t look so out there.
Or was capable of anything really,” the star wrote onInstagram.
“But his wildness runs through me.
His gifts are here …
I love him not for who I wanted him to be, but for who he was.”
But neither were particularly healthy, especially her social life.
“I had a mom, but she was more like my best friend.
And I was like, ‘Yes, absolutely!”
Barrymore told Norm MacDonald on his Netflix show (viaToday).
The encouragement Barrymore received from her mother led her down a dark path.
Before she was a teenager, the actor was addicted to drugs and alcohol.
Barrymore was particularly fond of cocaine at the time, despite it causing significant issues in her life.
“Nothing would make me have a panic attack and seem like a bigger nightmare.
But the star has since gotten clean and has no desire to use again.
The actor was battling addiction and had attempted suicide.
“I think she created a monster and she didn’t know what to do with the monster.
As Barrymore described, the facility was no-nonsense.
“I needed it.
I needed that whole insane discipline.
My life was not normal.
I was not a kid in school with normal circumstances.
There was something very abnormal, and I needed some severe shift,” she said.
“It was a very important thing to experience for me.
It was very humbling, very quieting.
Maybe it was necessary, because I came out of there a more respecting person,” she said.
Barrymore thought it was a good idea, too.
“I had to part ways from my mother because we had driven our relationship into the ground.
Barrymore’s mother supported her decision and attended the emancipation hearing.
Drew Barrymore struggled to support herself on her own
Drew Barrymore’s life post-emancipation was not easy.
The star was completely responsible for herself.
To have access to so many things, then to nothing,” she told The Guardian.
The coffee shop gig didn’t last too long, though.
Per Barrymore, she wasn’t very good at her job.
Barrymore also had to learn the realities of keeping a home.
“I had no idea how to run an apartment at 14.
There was fungus growing everywhere, it was a disaster.
It was in a dangerous neighborhood and I was so scared to sleep.
I had bars on the window and alley cats f*cking 30 feet away.
I was so terrified,” she said of her living experience.
The star has been engaged and married a handful of times, and each has ended in heartbreak.
Barrymore’s first engagement came when she was just 16 years old.
Barrymore and Walters got engaged, too, but that relationship didn’t last.
When Barrymore was 19 years old, she married Jeremy Thomas.
The romance was a whirlwind, and the couple broke up 19 days later.
Their marriage only lasted a few months, and it was full of challenges.
“[We] were young and kind of idiots …
I didn’t know how to manage myself.
Drew Barrymore experienced postpartum depression
In 2011, Drew Barrymore found love again.
The star began dating Will Kopelman, an art consultant, and things moved quickly.
Barrymore gave birth to their daughter Frankie in 2014.
Unfortunately for Barrymore, her second pregnancy brought a bout of postpartum depression.
The second time, I was like, ‘Oh, whoa, I see what people talk about now.
It’s a different throw in of overwhelming with the second.
I really got under the cloud,” Barrymore toldPeople.
Trying to strike a balance between work and motherhood didn’t make things easier.
“I just got right on the idea of, where do I need to be the most?
Fifty-fifty would be ideal but life doesn’t work like that.
It was just really challenging and I felt overwhelmed.
Barrymore struggled with the divorce, especially coming to terms with having to change course for her daughters.
It felt a lot more real because it wasn’t just me.
It was about these kids that I cared so much about,” Barrymore toldPeople.
The star doesn’t envision herself getting married again.
In fact, she’s adamant that she won’t.
Never, never, never.
I will never get married again!
Drew Barrymore relapsed as an adult
Drew Barrymore has always been refreshingly honest about her troubled past.
Throughout Barrymore’s adult life, she wasn’t always totally sober.
But the coping mechanism proved to be unhealthy.
Eventually, Barrymore’s friends intervened.
“It’s just like, you know what?
This didn’t work for our family, and I’m going to stop it.
The show has featured guests like her friends Cameron Diaz and Gwyneth Paltrow.
But the show’s run hasn’t been entirely smooth sailing.
Due to the backlash, Barrymore reversed her decision.
Barrymore seemed to recover from the incident, but she did lose her head writers because of it.
If you or anyone you know needs help with addiction issues, help is available.
Visit theSubstance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration websiteor contact SAMHSA’s National Helpline at 1-800-662-HELP (4357).
