Jungle camp candidate
“Everything was easier with drugs”: Eric Stehfest’s dark past on crystal meth
Eric Stehfest left in 2017 and right during his days as a junkie.
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First he refused the exam because he didn’t allow the others to eat, but then he loved everyone again: Eric Stehfest caused trouble in the jungle camp. The reason for his mood swings could be his drug history.
Even before he moved in, he made it clear that Eric Stehfest did not rely on harmony at the jungle camp: “I can set fires if I want to,” announced the former “Good Times, Bad Times” actor. And yes, he ignited. On Sunday he refused a jungle test for an unprecedented reason: he simply did not allow the others to enjoy the luxury food. “I’m not willing to trade food for people who don’t like me. I don’t do that,” he said. He later offered an explanation for his behavior – and it lies in his past.
The obsession with food at the camp reminds him of his days as a drug junkie, Stehfest hinted. He used to be all about crystal meth, in the jungle it’s all about sourcing food around the clock. In order to free himself from this, in the past few days he has stuck to rice and beans even when other meals have been earned. For the 32-year-old, this is apparently a protective mechanism that he has painstakingly trained. For more than ten years, Eric Stehfest was addicted to crystal meth and partied to excess almost every day. Until he successfully went into rehab after a particularly tough phase.
Jungle camp: Eric Stehfest was already taking crystal meth when he was 13
“Everything was easier with drugs, whether the apartment looked like shit or my friends were actually not good for me – I still felt great,” he said in one a while ago star-Interview. Stehfest was only 13 years old when he first came into contact with crystal meth and eventually took the drug every day. It left its mark – especially mentally. “Today I have third teeth in my mouth, but I haven’t had any other negative physical consequences. But I have to work on not losing control, especially when it comes to the pressure to perform,” he said in 2017. At that time, his autobiography was “9 days awake ” appeared, which dealt with his addiction and withdrawal and was later successfully filmed with Jannik Schürmann in the leading role. He had been in therapy for seven years. “Caring for the psyche is very important,” said Stehfest.
This is exactly what is traditionally difficult in the jungle camp. “Selfish, inconsiderate, just shit” is his behavior, complained Linda Nobat, Eric was a “ticking time bomb”. Nevertheless, Stehfest got the curve again in the camp: The dispute with Harald Glööckler, who had started the whole refusal action, was a misunderstanding, it was said the day after. “Now I really know that this is all real and true. You are real people. I think that’s pretty strong,” he quickly tried to capture the bad mood again. Because actually he had already asserted in 2017: “Now I know how not to do things.”