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Prince Harry has revealed in an interview with author Gabor Mate that marijuana “really helped” him mentally.
The Duke of Sussex, speaking during the livestreamed conversation on Saturday evening, said cocaine “did nothing” for him. He added: “Marijuana is different, that actually really did help me.”
He also said that some British soldiers were not “necessarily” supportive of military efforts in Afghanistan.
Dr Gabor Mate said he did not align with the West during the conflict. Harry responded: “One of the reasons why so many people in the United Kingdom were not supportive of our troops was because they assumed that everybody that was serving was for the war.
“But no, once you sign up, you do what you’re told to do.
“So there was a lot of us that didn’t necessarily agree or disagree, but you were doing what you were trained to do, you were doing what you were sent to do.”
It comes after the Harry and wife Meghan have been asked to leave Frogmore Cottage by King Charles.
Sources claimed that the couple are “not fighting” the decision, as they are said to be making arrangements to have their remaining belongings shipped to California.
Prince Harry reveals drugs were a ‘comfort’ to help deal with trauma
Prince Harry has revealed that using marijuana and psychedelics helped him deal with trauma in his life, as he is diagnosed with attention deficit disorder (ADD) during a livestream interview.
The Duke of Sussex spoke to Dr Gabor Mate, a trauma expert, and they covered a wide-range of topics, including his mother’s death, drug use, his time in the army, and his relationship with other members of the Royal Family.
On using drugs, Prince Harry said: “(Cocaine) didn’t do anything for me, it was more a social thing and gave me a sense of belonging for sure, I think it probably also made me feel different to the way I was feeling, which was kind of the point.
Prince Harry reveals how he handles his children’s ‘outbursts’
Prince Harry has shared some of his parenting strategies when raising his children and how he responds during their “outbursts”.
During a live streamed conversation on Saturday about personal healing with author Dr Gabor Maté, the Duke of Sussex spoke about his four-year-old son, Archie, and one-year-old daughter, Lilibet, whom he shares with wife Meghan Markle.
During the Q&A portion of the event, one event guest asked for advice on how to raise children to be “kind, emphatic, and humble humans”. In response, Harry said how important it is for children to feel “love” and be given the opportunity to “be themselves”.
Prince Harry reveals drugs were a ‘comfort’ to help deal with trauma
Prince Harry has revealed that using marijuana and psychedelics helped him deal with trauma in his life, as he is diagnosed with attention deficit disorder (ADD) during a livestream interview.
The Duke of Sussex spoke to Dr Gabor Mate, a trauma expert, and they covered a wide-range of topics, including his mother’s death, drug use, his time in the army, and his relationship with other members of the Royal Family.
On using drugs, Prince Harry said: “(Cocaine) didn’t do anything for me, it was more a social thing and gave me a sense of belonging for sure, I think it probably also made me feel different to the way I was feeling, which was kind of the point.”
Prince Harry reveals how lack of physical affection throughout childhood impacts how he raises his children
Prince Harry is speaking out about the lack of physical affection he received throughout his childhood and how it affects him as a father today.
On Saturday, the Duke of Sussex discussed his four-year-old son, Archie, and one-year-old daughter, Lilibet, whom he shares with wife Meghan Markle, during a live streamed conversation with Dr Gabor Maté. The conversation centred on mental health awareness and personal healing.
During the conversation, Maté pointed out that in Harry’s tell-all memoir, Spare, he wrote about the lack of hugs he received from members of the royal family. When asked how this family dynamic has impacted his parenting skills, the duke said it encouraged him be more affectionate with his children.
Inside Royal Lodge: The 30-room mansion Prince Andrew may have to vacate for Frogmore Cottage
The Duke of York has resided in the Royal Lodge in Windsor Park for nearly 20 years, but reports suggest his time there may be coming to an end.
It is understood that the King has offered Andrew the keys to Frogmore Cottage after requesting the Duke and Duchess of Sussex to vacate it.
Read everything you need to know about the Royal Lodge here:
Prince Harry diagnosed with ADD
Dr Gabor Mate diagnosed the Duke of Sussex with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) during their livestream conversation on Saturday night.
Dr Mate told Prince Harry that he had the condition after reading his book Spare.
The Duke of Sussex responded: “thanks for the free session”.
Prince Harry left Royal Family because he felt ‘different’
Prince Harry said that he made the decision to leave The Firm as his felt “different” from the rest of his family.
The Duke of Sussex said: “People have said that my wife saved me, I was stuck in this world and she was from a different world and helped draw me out of that.
“But none of the elements of my life would have been possible without me seeing it for myself.”
Prince Harry discusses use of psychedelics
Prince Harry has spoke of the benefits of using psychedelics and that it helped him deal with the trauma caused by his mother’s death.
His comments came after Dr Gabor Mate discussed the use of Ayahuasca with his patients.
The Duke of Sussex said: “It was the cleaning of the windshield, removal of life’s filters.
“It removed it all for me and brought me a sense of relaxation, release, comfort, a lightness that I managed to hold onto for a period of time
“For me I started doing it recreationally and then started to realise how good it was for me. I would say it is one of the fundamental parts of my life that changed me and helped me deal with the traumas and the pains of the past.”
Rebel Wilson claims Meghan Markle is ‘not as cool’ as Prince Harry
Rebel Wilson has described the Duchess of Sussex as “not as cool” or “naturally warm” as her husband, the Duke of Sussex.
The Pitch Perfect star recalled her first encounter with the royal couple, which she said happened through a mutual friend who is a polo player.
Find out what she had to say below:
Therapy helped me overcome my mother’s death, says Duke of Sussex
The Duke of Sussex said that therapy helped him overcome the death of his mother when he was a child.
During the livestreamed conversation with author Dr Gabor Mate, the trauma specialist said that therapy was like “bursting a bubble.”
Prince Harry responded: “My awareness to my own story my own self was distorted, perhaps because of my environment and what it foes to you but also because of society.’
He added: “When I started to unpack 12 year-old Harry and when my mother died it was scary.
“I thought that when I went to therapy that it would cure me, and that I would lose whatever I had left of my mother... it was the opposite - I turned into what I thought should be sadness to show that I missed her into knowing that she would want me to be happy.”
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