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Although we, the audience, adore having Idris Elba grace our screens consistently, the star of Hijack recently disclosed that his perpetual desire to stay booked and busy had resulted in the development of some “unhealthy habits,” leading him to seek therapy.
Elba shared this revelation in a recent interview on the Changes with Annie Macmanus podcast, where he mentioned that he had been undergoing therapy for approximately a year in pursuit of a better work-life balance. Acknowledging his workaholic tendencies, the actor known for his role in The Beast recognized that in his industry, excessive hard work was often rewarded. However, he has now reached a point where he aims to strike a harmonious balance between his work, leisure, and family life.
“In my therapy, I’ve been thinking a lot about changing, almost to the point of neuropaths [sic] being changed and shifting,” he said. “It’s not because I don’t like myself or anything like that, it’s just because I have some unhealthy habits that have really formed. And I work in an industry that I’m rewarded for those unhealthy habits.”
He continued: “Nothing that’s too extreme is good, everything needs balance, but I’m rewarded massively to be a workaholic [compared] to someone that’s like ‘Eh, I’m not going to see my family for six months’ and I’m in there grinding and making a new family and leave them,” he explained. “Those are pathways that I had to be like, ‘I’ve got to adjust.’
He later went on to explain that while he’s getting the help he needs, he’s in a slight conundrum due to the fact that the things that would relax him often look and feel like work, too. But he resolves that he’s going to learn how to normalize what actually makes him feel relaxed and do more of it moving forward.
“This is the part where I’ve got to normalize what makes me relaxed, it can’t be all work,” he said.
If celebrities like Idris can grapple with burnout and struggle to maintain a work-life balance, what chances do the rest of us stand? Perhaps seeking therapy and exploring other avenues to regain control over our lives should be the prevailing approach and attitude as we head into 2024.
