David Harbour Hits Rock Bottom and Finds Sobriety 

Wow, to hear someone actually talk about wanting to kill themselves that openly, is like. Huge. I've been thinking he's incredible as an actor, but he's incredible as a person too.

He seems like a very level-headed person.. I hope the kids on set look to him as an example.

Most honest interview by a celeb I’ve ever witnessed

I sobered up from drugs a few months ago and this kinda shocked me because my story is so similar. I also am in my twenties, went to NYC, failed at NYC, started a theatre company that no one went to and then failed, and didn't kill myself because I thought my cat would miss me. It took me a long time to realize that drugs were the problem in my life and I've been sober six months this coming month. Thanks for talking about this, Mr. Harbour! It made me feel like I still have good things ahead of me!

There's nothing fake about this guy. He doesn't talk about this because it'll make a good story or to put himself into a certain light, he just tells it because it is exactly what happened. Awesome actor, awesome guy.

To hear him say, "Cause I didn't have any friends too, so my body would have stayed in the apartment for maybe weeks and no body would have discovered..." totally breaks my heart. I'm glad his life has turned around for him because he seems like such a genuine human being.

It's scary how close he was to ending it all. I bet a lot of people are on this side of the fence because they just had one last little thing keeping them around- the love of a pet, or the goofy fear of their body getting eaten by their cat.

He basically said I didn't kill myself because I didn't want my cat to eat me lol

I know exactly what David is referring to when he says that you go to your first meeting and people are nice to you. I still remember someone handing me a half cup of coffee and a plain donut at my first meeting over 20 years ago and thinking, "Wow, this is incredible..." Great interview.

I'm starting to like David a lot more than I used to. With all his supporting roles in films that I've watched it's like how could hardly care about him - but that's obviously because he was a supporting role. But when I started to watch Stranger Things and the good Duffer brothers gave him the opportunity of being one of the lead actors, he executed his role so damn well, I hope he'll get more lead role opportunities.

Dang, good for David man. He could've gone on to be a nobody, stuck at the bottom of a bottle, like so many tragically are and do. He's a walking miracle just like everyone who has come out of addiction. Super proud of David.

I worked in the sports entertainment industry for 5 years and everyone is closed off, miserable, mean, and angry. That led to me having serious anxiety and depression. I finally left that a industry to work in IT and I had that exact moment he is talking about where someone says hello and everyone is very friendly. From working in a place where people don't even say good morning to an extremely friendly environment where people you dont even know smile at you and say good morning is exactly what he described it as…..confusingly wonderful.

I LOVED what he said about going to a meeting and people being wonderful to him. Oh!

side note, this guy is a great interviewer, his tone is very refreshingly not fake.

i can relate to how he felt, he handled it like a champ

I'm 24 years old right now drinking everyday, usually by myself. This kind of inspired me. Maybe I can get my shit together.

Now I can understand why he was so father like to Millie at every interview, why he cares so much, and why he was suddenly giving serious life advices. He went through a super depressing phase, and holded up. David probably fears that: wow! Millie is suddenly a star now. But what, if the world would get a replacement of her after 5 or 10 years, because she won't be a child forever. Look at the life of old celeb brats now. She must have a life off the camera too. Probably he thinks about all the people too. He looks so real.

Wow this is heavy glad he’s found such success. What a guy

This interview shocked me. I understand his feelings, when you are alone and you think your life is a total failure. I try to find something good to stay alive another day, even in the most depressing moments. You know, Stranger Things is one the things that warmed my heart and i loved David as an actor. Now i admire him more and i understand some of his scenes in the series.

Wow what a great guy David is. Coming through all that darkness and out the other end shining. Fairplay to him 😊 inspiring!

Been through all that myself... When I was 23 my mum died and she meant the world to me. I grew up with domestic violence and saw her suffer a lot because of my father.. Her death drove me over the edge and I started drinking every day pretty much until I was about 33. I lost all of my friends because I was a terrible person to them and then my girlfriend of 5 years left me as well and she was the only person who had truly loved me and believed in me. I was alone with no friends, no stable home and running out of money fast.. Those were some of the darkest months of my life. I gave up alcohol 4 years ago and I now have more in my life than I've EVER had. Fantastic friends, my creativity and music has come back and everything! (I've been a singer, pianist, musician, writer and traditional artist for 27 years. I've been a digital artist, 3D model artist and sculptor, texture artist and animator, using said skills to work with games engines (including Halo CE engine, Source, Unreal 3, Unreal 4 and Unity), for 18 years. I also do a lot of mechanical engineering.) If I hadn't given up alcohol I don't even know if I'd still be alive to be honest....

This video has me in tears. I swear I never thought I'd ever hear someone say that they didn't kill themselves because of their cat, except for me. Why is it that every video I watch with him talking more about himself that I feel more and more like I actually know him? I know that's crazy ...but still.

Wow this was such an honest convo. Only Sam gets this out of people. But yeh difficult watch but so important to see this

I'm 24 and I'm currently almost 7 months sober, and this hit me hard

Ever since I've listened to this interview I haven't stopped thinking about it. It's so rare to see someone like a celebrity talking so frankly about killing themselves and being so honest about it. It's the kind of rawness that I crave from today's interviews and are severely lacking in other places. It's just a great conversation. I'm so glad he's still with us.

I look so much up to this man. He’s one of the most down to earth and interesting people I have encountered in a long time. I can listen to him talk for hours

Good for you, David! Finding sobriety and turning your life around isn't easy and being able to talk about it openly all these years later will definitely help others!

I can actually relate to David’s story a little bit. I remember being in a very rough place in my life and wanting to die, but I kept telling myself that if died then no one would feed my dog or I wouldn’t be able to go see the movie that I wanted to see. My brain kept coming up with excuses not to do it.

People like this give u hope that anybody can bounce back no matter how painful there life has been upto this point. He is an awesome actor and anyone out there who have given up on life including me gets the power to rise up again and fight and achieve their dreams.

His frank honesty is so refreshing among an industry of so many fake facades! When I think I couldn't like him more, he pulls something like this out. ❤

That’s awesome. His story is so similar to my own. I even put my AK-47 in my mouth and almost pulled the trigger but decided my poor mother didn’t deserve such pain. Also I was shooting heroin along with everything else and it took me 10 years to finally get clean and stay clean for more than a few months. But I lost my job, my father died and my fiancé of 9 years left me all at the same damn time. After that I went through the worst kind of Hells you can imagine including witnessing murders, overdoses, my heart stopping, becoming totally homeless for many months in 120 degree heat, etc etc. It took many attempts to stay clean but I have over 3 years now and I my body is so damaged from needles and poison that I can’t even physically use drugs again or I’ll definitely die. It took a lot of suffering to finally push me to have the courage and strength to get through the year-long withdrawal and to get healthy again so I don’t feel like death all the time. Ive worked in addiction treatment on and off for over 6 years now and it’s very rewarding and keeps me in check. Unfortunately it’s also an extremely corrupt business so recently I quit. Looking for better work now. Have a home, car, horse and a dog. It’s been a long hard road and it’s still hard but I’d rather die than be a stupid junkie again. It’s difficult to empathize if you haven’t been through it so I try not to take offense when people tell me they’re just too smart to become an addict and I must be an idiot for doing it. Ignorance must be bliss; but wisdom comes with real reward.

It goes to show that when people think of suicide they never know what their potential might be in the future. Understandingly people just want an end to their current pain. David Harbour and his talent has entertained and brightened lives around the world. How sad had he ended his life.

David Harbour is such a nice , honest and unpretentious person. I like him so much

I love David so much and I'm so grateful he talked so openly about going through something so difficult. He is hilarious and a positive light to so many now I'm sure. I'm so glad he stuck around and is here to be apart of one of the most amazing shows. ❤

This is my favorite show on RU-vid

I rarely comment on RU-vid, but I saw this video and wow! I really love this man. He is so real, a great actor and what fascinates me about him is that he is so humble, he is not like those big Hollywood stars that pretend everything, he is a guy that you can have a really nice conversation. He accepts his mistakes and laughs about certain moments in those really hard situations. I love him! Wish him the best and many blessings. ❤️ 🙂

Addict, 6 years clean. He’s dead on correct. Addiction is the symptom, not the problem, and drugs/alcohol can never fix your heart. So ask for help, go to meetings, and you’ll be surprised how things turn around, fast. It’s hard at first, but you’ll look back realize how utterly miserable you were, and how peaceful you are now. Stop putting it off. You know you need to do it.

love this guy, and was happy to meet him once too, he is super nice and genuine. I'm also looking forward to his book about his struggles with being bipolar, having mental illness myself. I hope many good things are still coming for him in his career and personal life.

Keep it up Sam & the crew y’all are doing great interviews.

I love hearing stories like this. Makes me happier that he has been so successful after such a hard time. Never give up, people.

So glad I found this today! Talking about Stranger Things with friends and realized he's related to someone I know, just found out today! I love the honesty in this. Such open honesty! Love finding celebrities that are friends of Bill W.

That happened to me with a friend. The only thing she would say was "how about you get sober and go to a meeting?" I said the same stuff David said. 38 years later I'm glad I listened to her.

Good man (cares about his cat. I like that).

David, Stranger Things aside, I am very glad you are still with us ❤️

The cat story is so uniquely hilariously dark. Homeboy is one of my favorite actors now and I’ve only seen him in two things lol

Thank you David. Wonderful interview❤️❤️❤️

Thanks for sharing David I’m turning 24 next month kinda literally hit home on this one with me I actually wanted to stop drinking I haven’t done it in a week so far but I went hard for a whole week I’m pretty much living on my friends couch this past year just got my 30 days notice to leave because of just that. He’s done so much for me I could never repay him but I digress it’s my fault I can stop drinking I need to stop smoking I know he’ll never read this but I can relate in a weird way we all think the same and experience the same shit only thing I’ve come to find out is the only thing I can control in this life is how I act and react to every situation. Sorry Kevin wish I can talk better

I absolutely love his story and his truth. David Harbor is an inspiration to me. Thank You for this!✌❤👊

Wow what a story! Nice turn around David!

The best interview on this channel

This is a fantastic interview ♥️

This guy is such a good listener it borders on parody. The camera loves him. It loves to get shots of him lingering on the words of his guests. Good conversationalist, I'm just seeing humor in it for some reason.

Was in the same place.. went to rehab in 2019 and have managed to clean my life up. Full time job, can actually support myself, not depressed and have a will to live now. BUT there's still always those tough days that take a little extra fortitude.

A cat saved his life, kinda funny but sad honestly.

Omg this was amazing. I love David Harbour so much. ❤️❤️❤️

So much respect for this guy to talk openly about it.

one of the many reasons why I admire David is his honesty about his mental health and struggles.

love this man, hopefully the kids look up to him.

David always gives such great interviews.

I know exactly what this brave man has gone through. Everyday i think about ending it all and i always seem to say its because i dont have the courage to actually go through with it

A literally role model 😭❤️

Love love love this human.

so true about needing to get sober and avoiding it and then it being confusingly wonderful. amen brother

I just wanna hug him 😢💕

Confusingly wonderful! I love that description of the acceptance I received when I started going to meetings.

This man in this interview means more than the world to me

David harbour is the best. He's a great guy

David is an angel.God bless him

Thank you for your honesty. Alcoholism is a very devastating Sickness to all partys involved. I grew up with a parent who was an alcoholic, very hard life. I hope your words reach others.

Damn, his frankness is so reassuring. I’m glad he’s here to share his story.

Hey @theoffcamerashow! I’m loving this series on celebrities getting sober. Maybe people are coming to these videos because they need help. Can I make a suggestion? Maybe patterning with a recovery program and then providing their information at the end of the video and a link/phone number in the description? Could help save a lot of lives. Just a thought :)

“It’s so confusingly wonderful.” ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

Thank God for that friend who was so persistent.

love this story

Wow... love this guy... new found respect for David Harbour

I ♥️ You David...😘🌹🕯️

Well that was awesome. This kind of candor is really helpful to hear.

I love this man

His “before” is me currently. I hope I can reach the peace of mind he seems to feel. It’s an ass kick to work through trauma and depression, but this gives me some hope.

Great story. Looking in from Ireland 🇮🇪

I respect him and Tom Hardy in the same light.

I needed to see this. He’s strong, to do it alone.

Im in that ''celeb" sobriety search and its really cool hearing their stories.

I relate to everything you said. Except for the cat part lol.

The cat story reminds me of Ricky Gervais' dog in After Life. Sorta.

They say not all Hero's wear capes. This is true. David is one of those many Heros. Praise the Lord he stood strong and fought hard. We our the Heros of our own stories the Hero of our own personal battles. No matter what you face. Keep fighting

The cat thing happened with Layne Stayley from Alice in Chains.....That cat was taken in my Jerry Cantral oddly enough

Confusingly wonderful is such a good way to describe what it’s like to be a newcomer in a meeting

This series needs its own netflix show

LOL “baby cat”

love him from Hellboy, then binge watched 3 seasons of Stranger Things in a week. ha!

What a good reminder to stay sober 😅

baby cat? so kitten? hahaha 💜

I really appreciate the experiences better shared on these videos. After I watch them I feel like I have a lot in common and have just a little bit more to put in my arsenal. Then, as soon as the video ends there's an Instacy commercial talking about how great it is to have that Cabernet while you're whipping up dinner, better get the Rum for the in-laws coming over and wouldn't a MARTINI be great about this time.... RU-vid Control: He's trying to sober up? Activate "Aw Hell NO"! Algorithm ! Some days you just can't effing win LOL.

Thank you David Harbour for choosing to stay on this planet❤

I love recovering alcoholics telling their stories. The details are always the same. One day at a time, guys! x

Sobriety is magical.

I've fallen in love with this guy so hard that I can't cope. Deep down I know it's totally narcissistic. He's someone you wanna be.

Congratulations David. Keep on keeping on with your sobriety dude!

I’m going into rehab tomorrow. This story is very interesting