{"id":2131471,"date":"2025-11-03T03:16:29","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T03:16:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2131471"},"modified":"2025-11-03T03:16:29","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T03:16:29","slug":"anthony-hopkins-calls-mental-health-labels-nonsense-dismisses-autism-diagnosis-from-his-wife","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/anthony-hopkins-calls-mental-health-labels-nonsense-dismisses-autism-diagnosis-from-his-wife\/","title":{"rendered":"Anthony Hopkins calls mental health labels &#8216;nonsense,&#8217; dismisses autism diagnosis from his wife"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">While Anthony Hopkins reflected on his sobriety journey, he also realized his own <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/health\/mental-health\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:mental health;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">mental health<\/a> issues may have stemmed from his father, who was also a big drinker. <\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Hopkins, 87, confessed to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.com\/culture\/film\/article\/anthony-hopkins-book-interview-memoir-r6cbhpl3g\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Sunday Times;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The Sunday Times<\/a> that as his &#8220;father&#8217;s son,&#8221; it crossed his mind that &#8220;there was something not right&#8221; with his own mind.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It was famed British actor <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/award-winning-british-actress-joan-plowright-widow-laurence-olivier-dead-95\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Laurence Olivier;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Laurence Olivier<\/a> who encouraged Hopkins to pursue mental health therapy and see a psychiatrist. Hopkins admitted he &#8220;briefly&#8221; saw a therapist, but wasn&#8217;t too fond of the process.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/anthony-hopkins-refuses-live-resentment-relationship-estranged-daughter-life-painful\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Anthony Hopkins Refuses To Live With Resentment Over Relationship With Estranged Daughter: \u2018Life Is Painful\u2019;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><strong>Anthony Hopkins Refuses To Live With Resentment Over Relationship With Estranged Daughter: \u2018Life Is Painful\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Anthony Hopkins once &#8220;briefly&#8221; saw a therapist, but believed the therapy process was &#8220;boring.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;He kept saying, \u2018Let\u2019s go back,\u2019 Hopkins recalled. &#8220;And I\u2019d just go, \u2018I don\u2019t want to do this.\u2019 So boring.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Once Hopkins discovered the therapist had been married three times, he finalized his decision and quit therapy. &#8220;Oh,&#8221; Hopkins allegedly told the therapist, &#8220;all is well with you.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS\/mvaj7wvj\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Read On The Fox News App;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><strong><u>Read On The Fox News App<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">His own third wife, Stella Arroyave, believes Hopkins is autistic.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/anthony-hopkins-credits-divinity-life-force-instant-end-alcohol-cravings\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Anthony Hopkins Credits \u2018Divinity\u2019 And \u2018Life Force\u2019 For Instant End To Alcohol Cravings;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><strong><u>Anthony Hopkins Credits \u2018Divinity\u2019 And \u2018Life Force\u2019 For Instant End To Alcohol Cravings<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I\u2019m obsessed with numbers. I\u2019m obsessed with detail,&#8221; Hopkins said. &#8220;I like everything in order. And memorizing. Stella looked it up and she said, \u2018You must be Asperger\u2019s.\u2019 I didn\u2019t know what the hell she was talking about. I don\u2019t even believe it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">When Hopkins was educated about the benefit of a neurodivergence diagnosis even later in life, the Oscar-winning actor admitted he&#8217;s still hesitant to believe in labels.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Anthony Hopkins wears black suit.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/L6cVEkZuELXLk832HhQ5ow--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/fox_news_text_979\/7bc30855c1e39e57d0a623f858a2f45a\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Anthony Hopkins doesn&#8217;t want to put a label on neurodivergence diagnoses.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Well, I guess I\u2019m cynical because it\u2019s all nonsense. It\u2019s all rubbish,&#8221; Hopkins said. &#8220;ADHD, OCD, Asperger\u2019s, blah, blah, blah. Oh God, it\u2019s called living. It\u2019s just being a human being, full of tangled webs and mysteries and stuff that\u2019s in us. Full of warts and grime and craziness, it\u2019s the human condition.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He added, &#8220;All these labels. I mean, who cares? But now it\u2019s fashion.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Oh, give me a break,&#8221; Hopkins said before offering a different perspective into his psyche.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I think maybe it\u2019s some kind of embarrassment that I\u2019m an actor,&#8221; Hopkins admitted. &#8220;\u2018What d\u2019you do?\u2019 \u2018I act.\u2019 No, I\u2019ve not done a stroke of work in my life. When I look at my life, the reality is I haven\u2019t had a good, decent job in my entire life.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Like What You\u2019re Reading? Click Here For More Entertainment News;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><strong><u>Like What You\u2019re Reading? Click Here For More Entertainment News<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He continued, &#8220;I\u2019ve done nothing except show up, speak the lines and go home. People out there are digging the streets and working in shops and stores. That is real work. I haven\u2019t dug a street out. I\u2019ve done nothing. I look at [myself] and think, \u2018I haven\u2019t done a day\u2019s work in my life.\u2019 That\u2019s the reality.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Anthony Hopkins wears black suit and tie with wife Stella.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/eM_NFuXttlmyAzRHgezbkw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/fox_news_text_979\/f06e4a7017b393adf691bda162a5244b\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Anthony Hopkins said his third wife, Stella Arroyave, believes he may be autistic.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Ahead of his 50-year sobriety anniversary, the &#8220;Silence of the Lambs&#8221; star recalled the moment he realized he was an alcoholic as he drove drunk in California with &#8220;no clue where I was going.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;It was a moment when I realized that I could have killed somebody \u2013 or myself, which I didn&#8217;t care about, but I could have killed a family in a car,&#8221; Hopkins told &#8220;The Interview.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I realized I was an alcoholic. I came to my senses and I said to an ex-agent of mine at this party in Beverly Hills, I said, \u2018I need help.\u2019&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He added, &#8220;I made the fatal phone call to an intergroup in LA, a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/health\/mental-health\/addiction\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:12-step program.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><u>12-step program.<\/u><\/a> They said, \u2018We\u2019ll send somebody over to meet you,&#8217; and I said, \u2018No, I\u2019ll come to you.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">When Hopkins arrived at the meeting, he heard a &#8220;deep, powerful thought&#8221; that told him, &#8220;It&#8217;s all over. Now you can start living, and it has all been for a purpose, so don&#8217;t forget one moment of it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/newsletters?cmpid=fnfirstnl\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Click Here To Sign Up For Our Entertainment Newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><strong><u>Click Here To Sign Up For Our Entertainment Newsletter<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Almost instantly, Hopkins said, his craving for drinking just left.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Anthony Hopkins holds his Best Actor Oscar alongside presenter Kathy Bates.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/pixbbD_jmOsOtMQONP1Rog--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/fox_news_text_979\/0754a9238ffb3da9858a48ab6ed13060\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Two-time Oscar winner Anthony Hopkins will soon celebrate 50 years of sobriety.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I don&#8217;t know or have any theories except divinity, or that power that we all possess inside us that creates us from birth \u2013 life force \u2013 whatever it is. It&#8217;s a consciousness, I believe. That&#8217;s all I know. My whole life has been like that,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Hopkins admitted he drank &#8220;to nullify that discomfort, or whatever it was in me, because it made me feel big. You know booze is terrific because it instantly feels in a different space and I enjoyed that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Before getting sober, he recalled thinking to himself, &#8220;This is going to kill me\u2026 I was drinking like it was going out of fashion.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Original article source:<\/em> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/anthony-hopkins-calls-mental-health-labels-nonsense-dismisses-autism-diagnosis-from-his-wife\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Anthony Hopkins calls mental health labels 'nonsense,' dismisses autism diagnosis from his wife;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Anthony Hopkins calls mental health labels &#8216;nonsense,&#8217; dismisses autism diagnosis from his wife<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While Anthony Hopkins reflected on his sobriety journey, he also realized his own mental health issues may have stemmed from his father, who was also a big drinker. 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