{"id":68332,"date":"2023-09-27T15:59:43","date_gmt":"2023-09-27T15:59:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/likecelebwn.com\/?p=68332"},"modified":"2023-09-27T15:59:43","modified_gmt":"2023-09-27T15:59:43","slug":"i-woke-up-covered-in-blood-and-screaming-after-cocaine-psychosis-convinced-me-my-house-was-caving-in-admits-james-argent-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/likecelebwn.com\/tv-movies\/i-woke-up-covered-in-blood-and-screaming-after-cocaine-psychosis-convinced-me-my-house-was-caving-in-admits-james-argent-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"I woke up covered in blood and screaming after cocaine psychosis convinced me my house was caving in admits James Argent | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>TOWIE star James Argent has revealed that he woke up covered in blood after a four-day bender.<\/p>\n<p>The reality star, 35, has long been open about his addiction and in 2020 he opened up on suffering two near-fatal overdoses at home.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/i-woke-covered-blood-screaming-848228504.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/celebrity-sas-taken-james-argent-845200186-1.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>James admitted to being a heavy cocaine user for seven years, sparking fears among his loved ones that he could be the <span>next<\/span> <span>celebrity<\/span> to die.<\/p>\n<p>Now, three years on, the star has taken a look at that period of his life and said in one of his darkest moments he awoke covered in blood at the bottom of his staircase.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on The Cabin Recovery podcast, reality favourite James recalled: \u201cI remember waking up at the bottom of my staircase, with blood pouring down my face, like where am I? What am I doing? Screaming for help, but there was nobody around.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c&#x27;I was in such a bad physical condition that I couldn&#x27;t really stand up. I hadn&#x27;t eaten for days on end.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Read More on James Argent<\/h2>\n<p><source media=\"(-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.5)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/arg-comp.jpg\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/arg-comp.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/arg-comp.jpg\"><\/picture><span>ALL CHANGE! <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>James Argent announces huge career change away from reality TV <\/h3>\n<p><source media=\"(-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.5)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/newspress-collage-23973461-1694784105778.jpg\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/newspress-collage-23973461-1694784105778.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/newspress-collage-23973461-1694784105778.jpg\"><\/picture><span>ARG TIMES <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>James Argent in floods of tears on Celeb SAS amid addiction &amp; weight loss battle<\/h3>\n<p>It was at this point that James realised he\u2019d \u201chit rock bottom.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He continued to tell host Hunter Michael Shepard: \u201c&#x27;Over two years ago, it got that bad when I was literally having, I was picking up and I was continually picking up and using, and I didn&#x27;t have a wink of <span>sleep<\/span> for four days straight.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn my house, doors locked, barricading myself in my room, ultimate paranoia and psychosis. I used to think that the walls in my house were caving in.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI&#x27;ll be honest with you, I&#x27;ve never really told anyone this, but for days I&#x27;d be holding my head like this in my room, crying and screaming, thinking the ceilings were going to cave in on me.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Most read in Showbiz<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/newspress-collage-24159347-1695805988460.jpg\"><\/picture><span>&#8216;FEELING SO BLESSED&#8217;<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>X Factor legend gives birth to second baby with footballer boyfriend<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/newspress-collage-24158578-1695799901414.jpg\"><\/picture><span>BITTER FEUD <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Eternal&#8217;s Vernie Bennett breaks silence in trans row with Louise Redknapp<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/tp-composite-taylor-swift-romances.jpg\"><\/picture><span>PROMANCE <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>All clues Taylor Swift&#8217;s relationship with NFL star is her latest fake romance<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/newspress-collage-24155174-1695751321825.jpg\"><\/picture><span>OUCH <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Jac Jossa &#038; Dan Osborne share cryptic post after they&#8217;re spotted without wedding rings<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Arg says he hid how serious his addiction was by taking it alone.<\/p>\n<p>After starting off doing cocaine in nightclubs, his \u00a31.3million house became the base for his binges.<\/p>\n<p>His drug binges ended his relationship with\u00a0co-star Lydia Bright\u00a0and his job on Towie plus other high-profile TV work.<\/p>\n<p>He also binged on booze or food, and thinks the core to his addiction was trying to hide the pain of his break-ups plus anxiety about weight.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/trim-james-argent-seen-jake-728877604.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/james-argent-exercising-essex-632535080.jpg\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/tvandshowbiz\/24171679\/james-argent-woke-covered-blood-cocaine-psychosis-screaming\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TOWIE star James Argent has revealed that he woke up covered in blood after a four-day bender. 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