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By Shannon Power
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Christina Applegate wanted to set the record straight after sharing some "dark" thoughts she was having while living with multiple sclerosis (MS).
The Dead To Me actress was diagnosed in 2021 with the autoimmune disease that can affect the brain and spinal cord. It causes a variety of symptoms such as mobility issues, partial or complete loss of vision, and balance issues.
On her podcast about having MS called, MeSsy, which she co-hosts with fellow actress Jamie-Lynn Sigler, she often is very honest about her condition, and spoke about how often does not enjoy living.
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Applegate told Sigler this fact on a June 4 episode of the podcast. Sigler is best known for her work on HBO's The Sopranos and was diagnosed with MS in 2001.
"This is being really honest: I don't enjoy living. I don't enjoy it," Applegate said on the episode, which had been recorded earlier in the year. "I don't enjoy things anymore. You know, if someone can come over and lay in bed with me and talk, like you have... that's enjoyable, I enjoy that. But, if someone's like, 'Let's get up and go for a walk,' or 'Let's go get a coffee,' I don't enjoy that process."
Applegate's admission caused concern among her fans and she addressed them in the latest episode of MeSsy.
"I was talking about some dark stuff that I was thinking and feeling," she said. "I feel like when we hold things in, we give them power. I also think that there's so much shame a lot of people feel when they're going through mental health issues... and when people hold those in, because they're so afraid to say how they truly feel, we give it immense power."
Applegate later said: "By making such a big deal about it, you're making other people think, 'Oh, s***, I can't talk about this.' And that is not OK with me.
"It's important to be able to say these things. And, no, I'm not sitting here on suicide watch, OK? I am not. Nor have I ever been," Applegate added.
Sigler agreed with her co-host and described how tough it was having a disability.
"I dare anyone to be diagnosed with MS or any kind of chronic illness that has taken who you were prior to that moment and go, 'This is great.' You know?" Sigler said.
Applegate replied, "No, you have moments of feeling, 'This is tiring and I don't want to do this.' But you do it, and by having friends like you and my beautiful friends that I have saying this s*** out loud, it releases the pressure in the balloon."
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