Rest in peace Matthew Perry.

Addiction robs you of your money, your dignity, your relationship and finally your life. He was such a handsome young man. RIP

Having suffered from opiate addiction and withdrawal it's truly a beast and I know exactly what he's saying when he says he wasn't doing it to feel high or good, once you've been addicted for a couple years it no longer gets you high, you're literally just taking it to feel normal and not feel incredibly sick with withdrawals. It's fucking awful, I wouldn't wish it on anyone. Been clean for a year now.

@user-hk2nj1hq7i

6 ай бұрын

Congratulations! Please keep up the great work.

@relaunchinglife

6 ай бұрын

Congrats - I've been there! Been on Bup for almost 10 years - it saved my life. I've been tapering all year, and will be off completely in 2024. I also would never wish this on anyone. Thank goodness doctors don't prescribe like they used to.

He had been through so much! He was fortunate to make it to age 54. RIP Matthew and I'm happy your finally at peace!

If I hadnt recently heard about Matthew Perry's constant life struggle, I would never have thought for a second that behind all that good humour was a man who had hit rock bottom because of alcohol and drug addiction. I've watched a few episodes of Friends in the past but I don't recall ever coming across any magazines saying "Friends star Matthew Perry has a drug and alcohol problem". I was very sad to hear of his death last Sunday and my condolences are with his family and friends. Rip Matthew ❤❤❤😢

Even after so much struggle he did not affect the friends show. No one can look at him in friends n say he is going through something

His life was very sad,He was an extremely talented actor,comedian,And author,and truly honest about his life,so sad ,a very troubled soul,but wanted to help others and has,RIP matty,Hope u r finally at peace,❤a fan

So very sad. Someone who was so funny , was in fact living in a huge ball of pain. R.I.P. Matt , You are finally FREE….🕊🕊🕊🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 You’ve left a Beautiful Legacy. 💔💔💔😔😔😔😢

I LOVE Matthew, you are going to be missed so much. RIP❤❤❤

Poor guy. Absolutely heartbreaking. RIP Matt. You will be missed.

Matthew Perry will serve as a wonderful example of being a wonderful human being. At the same time, he serves as a horrible warning. Addiction is a thief. RIP Matthew.

@barbaraoconnor9698

7 ай бұрын

What a very sad line Addiction is a thief and so very true x

@IrishScribbler

7 ай бұрын

Except it wasn’t cocaine or heroin he was addicted to. It was painkilling medication and the barbiturates he was given as a small baby which set off his addictions. He should have received a better level of support instead of being raised by a narcissistic mother who ignored him and an absent alcoholic father.

@m.e.d.7997

7 ай бұрын

@@IrishScribbler He went to live with his father at 14. I have never heard barbiturate use like phenobarbital in babies sets them up for addictions. Is that true? But I do believe it’s use could have caused him some damage somehow and affected his developing young nervous system

I’m glad he finally felt peace in his life before he passed. RIP Chandler Bing, you’re already missed! ❤

Rest in Peace Matthew Perry🙏🙏🙏 You don’t have to struggle anymore❤️

MATHEW CERTAINLY HAD HIS ISSUES BUT THAT DIDNT STOP HIM BEING FUNNY . HE WAS A GREAT SOUL & HUMAN - IN MY MIND A TRUE STAR NOTHING WILL ALTER THAT . RIP MP.

Prescription drugs are the worst... Sad another life lost, but he did help others who were going thru addiction too. I read his book...he was brutally honest and I admire that...but it was a tough read.

@starrwilson9383

7 ай бұрын

I just ordered it today! I can’t wait to read it. I have so much in common with him it’s scary.

@Ridethebomb777

7 ай бұрын

That's whey they require an M.D to prescribe them !

@michael-4k4000

7 ай бұрын

Perry was like Harvey Weinstein. very sad

@Ridethebomb777

7 ай бұрын

@@starrwilson9383 Do you also like Jacuzzi's ??

@Ridethebomb777

7 ай бұрын

@@michael-4k4000 How so ?

He looked older than his age. The addiction really robbed his life so soon! But at least it will no longer a struggle for him now! His talent will still live on!

He will be very missed R.I.P

He really looked bad. I was surprised to hear he died, but once I saw the clips of him in this last year, I get it. Back in ‘98 I was at a party in Chicago and a friend of mine saw him and said “pill popper”. I had no idea what a pill popper looked like. Turned out she was right. 54 is too damned young to die. Put in perspective? At 27 he was middle aged. At least he’s no longer suffering 😢

We will miss you Chandler Bing❤️❤️❤️

The way Matthew talk about how alcohol makes him feel is exactly how I felt the first time I took ADHD meds after my diagnosis as an adult, all of a sudden everything makes sense. I know that feeling, it's highly addictive. RIP Matthew.

@realmomgaming

7 ай бұрын

SAME HERE!!!!!!

@realmomgaming

7 ай бұрын

💔

@carriespencer3770

7 ай бұрын

Same here 🤯 I'm 41 and was diagnosed as an adult with Inattentive ADD. Meds have been such a game changer, however finding the right one and dosage took some time. I'm curious what medication worked for you??

@realmomgaming

7 ай бұрын

@@carriespencer3770 I take Adderall. As great as it once made me feel in my mind, body, and soul, I’m about 15 years now on it. 10 years consistently daily. it doesn’t work the same as it used to, and I’ve always felt like I’ve needed more and more. Super addictive and terrifying. I see my face changing and I feel like I can see the visible stress that I wear get worse. I am a mom of 2, and of course that is stressful. 5 years ago I really spiraled and abused this medicine. Taking 2-3x my actual dose every day just to get through the day. I’d run out of my 30 day prescription within 12-14 days. Leaving me to go through withdrawals for the rest of the time before I got more. Really hard time for me. Honestly if I hadn’t got pregnant with my youngest in 2020 and be forced to stop taking it, I probably would still be down that path. I am thankful that it happened on accident (I didn’t want another child, I already felt too stressed out for any more responsibility, but I was a GOOD mom regardless.) I’ll end this by saying although I am still on these meds, I have learned to only take what I’m prescribed. It doesn’t work really anymore. But atleast I Can control the amount i take. I still feel addicted though. Be careful out here friends🩷💔 I’m 31

@Victor-fu6pl

7 ай бұрын

meds for your ADHD 😅 i just smoke weed everyday that's all I need and i get shit done.........

Detoxed 65 times! 😳 Amazing he lived as long as he did. I hate this disease! It kills!

Why must we focus on his struggles. Why can't we remember him for being one of the best comedic actors of our generation.

@louisetremblay5603

7 ай бұрын

Because that's how he wanted to be remembered...

@IamSH1VA

7 ай бұрын

9:02 here is your answer by Matthew Perry himself…… Also, his comedic work reminded him of his addiction struggle.

@WendyRoy

6 ай бұрын

He said he preferred to be remembered not for “Friends” but for what he did to help others with addictions

@JamesStonley

6 ай бұрын

fair enough but people are talking about his struggles not how he helped others @@WendyRoy

RIP our dear Chandler ♥️

@NEbluefire

7 ай бұрын

I know you meant well, but Matthew died, not Chandler. Chandler lives on forever. The only place Chandler was ever real was on videos that you can watch anytime you want.

Forever our Chandler bing RIP Mattew Perry❤

Regardless of how this poor boy died it's none of our business DO YOU KNOW HOW BAD THEIR LIVES MUST BE TO JUST WANT TO STOP,,,,, I'm lucky someone found me BUT IT'S WHATS INSIDE YOUR MIND THAT YOU CAN'T CONTROL,,, SO PLEASE LEAVE MATTHEW TO FINALLY REST IN PEACE REGARDLESS OF HOW HE DIED,,, 😢😢THANK YOU FOR THE YEARS OF JOY AND LAUGHTER,,,, 🙏💓💓💓💓

@Jackiedyk

7 ай бұрын

It's none of our business he wrote a whole book about it

A tear drops from the heart...😢

Rest In Peace now Matthew. Your work here is done. 💔🙏🙏🙏

So sad that he worked so hard to be drug free! He was so talented and will be missed!❤

He was truly addicted drugs and alcohol have destroyed so many lives its sad that he amd others couldn't be helped enough to choose a clean life.The deaease literally killed him. He should of gave more love and credit yo himself. He just looked broken and tired at 54 years old he went through a lifetime of pain.😢💔

I'm surprised that he lasted as long as he had as it was.

God bless him x

I can see Matthew in heaven "could I BE any happier" RIP Matthew.

This is one of the best history of & tributes to Matthew that him tells his story, which is same story of many. Many forget that alcoholism/drug abuse are diseases caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain..... Non alcoholics have this chemical intact. It is not a matter of willpower for the sufferer to stop. Can a disbetic wish & stop being a diabetic? No. Both need to seek help & guidance & a trusting support team to help with recovery. AA is the best; founded by 2 recovering alcoholics. Avoiding DTs makes great sense as very painful & can be deadly. And as he stated, most don't realize they have a disease until in one of its 5 stages. So sad he couldn't complete all that he planned & wanted to help. 😥 Happy of what he left behind....the best of himself. 😊

RIP MATTHEW YOU WAS A WONDERFUL PERSON IT WAS SAD TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR ADDICTIONS. IT BROKE MY HEART TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR PASSING. GOD BLESS YOU. X

People get me so aggravated when they say they don’t have pity because he didn’t do nothing about it! Here’s the thing some people are very strong and can’t get past their addiction, then there are people that the demons are so strong on them they can’t stop he did try and try and try, but he couldn’t get past it and being alone does not help a person with addiction. I am truly sorry for his loss attics are usually good people with a good heart but they just can’t fight The addiction . 😢

Wonderful clip about Matthew Perry.

So many laughs so many lovely times he’s left me so happy thank you for sharing your life with us good and bad we still loved you so rest in peace

I remembered getting back pains working in a kitchen. Carry heavy pots around, cooking, prepping, being on my feet 10 hrs a day, 6 days a week, a doctor prescribed viccodin for my back pain. After reading into it, i put it aside, stayed with popping Tylenol. Reading about V , scared me. Did not, will not take it. I'd rather suffer through the pain, than deal with the side effects of a pill

@ofeliahawkins9272

7 ай бұрын

Lots of doctors just prescribed unnecessary pain meds esp during 1960-1999 drugs refs poor compliance

@maryn8139

7 ай бұрын

How super smart of you!!! You made the right choice that saved your life! Glory Be!!

@laurapinto2707

7 ай бұрын

Good for you!

@raymondlin8728

7 ай бұрын

@maryn8139 I most likely did. Unless it's not directly involved with healing an injury , I won't take it., I'll suffer and be alive at the end of the ordeal

@maryn8139

7 ай бұрын

@@raymondlin8728 --exactly!!

Well-made video. Thank you! ♥️♥️♥️🖤🖤🖤

What's sad about this is you people can't let him R.I.P.

@valmacclinchy

7 ай бұрын

Matthew has said he wants to be remembered for helping other people overcome addiction.

RIP Matthew ❤

Poor darling. So certain he'd be rejected by Julia.

Rip 😢😢😢❤❤❤❤❤

"When I die, I don't want Friends to be the first thing that's mentioned." ...uses a Friends clip to start the video...

Unpopular opinion - if you take over 50 pills a day, attended over 6000 AAA meetings, go to rehab 15 times, trick doctors so you nearly get killed, all that reoccurring behavior for more than three decades... I'm sorry to say that, but you never really tried to get sober. You tried it for others, for the outside world but never for the sake of yourself. Doesn't mean it's sad that he died of the consequences.

@ImaCatMaia

6 ай бұрын

That's a hard truth of addiction. It never works unless you do it for yourself, and only when you're actually ready. All addicts hate themselves. No one wants to be a junkie.

RIP 😢😢😢

It’s a wonder he survived so long. How many detox’s

@dralbertpakin8895

7 ай бұрын

I was thinking the same thing.

@andrewbowen6875

7 ай бұрын

@@dralbertpakin8895 I highly doubt he was as sober as long as he claimed as the repeat drug near death experiences seemed to be interspersed through the entire time, albeit his drinking could of been stopped. Never believe an addict

He was so funny on friends

Vicodin is soooo hard to come off of..you have to detox off it properly!! what a shame...RIP🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

Wow how did all his teeth fall out by biting into a piece of toast. That's alot years amd time ge soent in rehab and he spent millions and he still couldnt help himself hmget clean. Thats scary amd sad. I hope that he did not take his own life because of his texts and maybe he was tired and beat down and he gave up. 😢

Poor man i am sure he has been a kind person He got neverything to be happy nevertheless his mysterious or hiding suffering from the past was too hard to stand what is the real problem

All that alcohol and drug use caught up with him.

@IrishScribbler

7 ай бұрын

Yet all those years of education did nothing for you.

@anthonyharty1732

7 ай бұрын

@@IrishScribblerWhat exactly do you mean? You didn’t finish what you were saying. 😂🤣😂🤣😂

In his later life, he didn’t look in good health

@audrasitarek9113

7 ай бұрын

Even his voice was strained, seems like he was struggling for breath.

Addictions like that would leave most people destitute , bumming money and cigs at convenience stores ., and someone would be stuck with the funeral bill. Pretty sweet when those Friends residuals are like winning powerball every year., you can still live with dignity until your premature death.

It's very sad that his self-esteem was so low. That he broke up with Julia Roberts. Who knows? It may have worked out. You never know what people are going through. Even if their rich and successful.

I wonder if he had imposter syndrome? That he thought he wasnt good enough for his fame, women and money? Rip.

If it wasn’t Vicodin, it would have something else unfortunately

@valmacclinchy

7 ай бұрын

He has said he started drinking alcohol at age 14. It was a lifelong struggle.

@debidehm9129

7 ай бұрын

@@valmacclinchy yes I know he said he was drinking by 14. I’m just saying as far as meds go.

It's always so sad to hear of these things, may they be star actors or regular Joe's. Some internal demons just can't be fed enough to make a person feel right. So very sad. I was really concerned over the last couple years because Mathew Perry just didnt look well. Absolutely no colour to his face. Looking like he was exhausted all the time. His poor body and mind had been thru so much. Keep all those Angels laughing. RIP

k.i.s.s.BOOZE and HOT TUBS do not mix.

I hate alcohol and drugs.

poor handsome man ... RIP mat ... It seems that you were fighting with something the whole time and what was controlling you was not alcohol and drugs but those who wanted it to appear that way.

I don't want my heart broken! How do you know what I'm going through? What we are all going through?

Its hard to have empathy for people who have everything, and don't do enough to help themselves...

@louisegoodyear2515

7 ай бұрын

It's got nothing to do with money or fame, an 'addiction' comes from within, usually deep insecurities from childhood?

@elayned6147

7 ай бұрын

@@louisegoodyear2515right…

@IrishScribbler

7 ай бұрын

Just like it’s hard to believe that even in that 21st century with so much access to information, there are still people as stupid as @danieldelorme5138 And for your information, moron, Matthew spent years helping others. Have you? Tell me when you’ve finished wearing diapers.

I actually had the same thing happen to my colon. I had to have a large portion of my intestines removed because they ruptured and I have a VP Shunt and all that shit went up the tubing into my brain. I was in a coma for 2 months and almost died.

@realmomgaming

7 ай бұрын

💔💔🙏🏻 glad you are here to share your story. What was the cause of your colon rupturing if you don’t mind me asking? hope you’re doing better these days!

@Angie-jm8kp

7 ай бұрын

I have colitis and when I have a flare up which last time I was left for 15 months, it nearly killed me. My colon isn't the best after all I've gone through but I'm ok at the minute. I really feel for Matthew although it was through his own doing but when your colon doesn't work your life is f****d

@realmomgaming

7 ай бұрын

@@Angie-jm8kp 💔🙏🏻 praying for your health. Thanks for sharing

@Angie-jm8kp

7 ай бұрын

@@realmomgaming thank you so much, I have a new consultant who seems a lot better than the last 1 who left me for months with no care. So here's hoping my life can get better 🤞

@realmomgaming

7 ай бұрын

@@Angie-jm8kp 🤞🏻🙏🏻 in the meantime let’s watch friends lol 🫶🏻

Oh my gosh why did he do that

My two sisters died a day apart from drugs. Jesus is the only one who can beat the drug strangle. There are only two roads to that game: prison or death.

My significant other was an addict for many years until he committed suicide 3 years ago. He continually chose drugs and alcohol instead of having a loving relationship. It seems to me that Mr. Perry also chose drugs/alcohol instead of having a loving relationship with a woman. Sadly and tragically, drugs and alcohol always win.

My son also took his first drink when he was 14 and now he is a full-fledged alcoholic ...... blaming me for him taking his first drink when I had nothing to do with it,

@realmomgaming

7 ай бұрын

💔💔💔💔

@teresavivio4243

7 ай бұрын

People need to be held accountable for the choices they make in their lives. A disease is any harmful deviation from the normal structural or functional state of an organism, generally associated with certain signs and symptoms and differing in nature from physical injury. Examples: campylobacter infections, hepatitis a,b & c, flu Covid, measles, mumps & meningococcal. Alcoholic is a person who is unable to give up the habit of drinking in large amounts. I think it’s a disorder, they become dependent on alcohol and/or drugs or both. It’s so sad that people start out to have fun or escape. But then it becomes a prison for them.😢

💔💔💔💔💔🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

One of the seasons it's not chandler it was a look a like because the guy didn't have much of a lisps and you can tell it's a double.

@kelly_villalobos

6 ай бұрын

Which season? And how do you know this?

I designed his house the pool the yacuzzi and the interiir decoration and the dining and living room which is means he constructed that house with my money and the people that use my money to still and constructed other things abd others "BUSINESS" WITH MY MONEY

The thing is normal people do not feel all that great when not drinking alcohol but he thinks they do.We do not feel like we are in heaven

He chose alcohol and drugs. We all make choices

@G..G..

7 ай бұрын

He was given phenobarbitol as a 30 day old baby for 30 days for colic. Can’t discredit how that set him up for failure. So sad this was prescribed from a Doctor.

Wow. The severity of physical damages done to Mr. Perry's organs was huge, and yet he survived them. The shock isn't of his death- it's more about that he lived even that long. One of his comments (if had not been prescribed Vicodin) came close to blaming someone else for his addictions. Enjoyed the fictitious Chandler Bing, but didn't like Matthew Perry as much.

@IrishScribbler

7 ай бұрын

Then you’re clearly a selfish moron who knows as much about this man as I do about women’s periods. Perhaps you should read up on how at just a month old, Matthew’s parents were told to give him barbiturates to help a colicky cough he had. AT BARELY A MONTH OLD. Or how his narcissistic mother and alcoholic father left him feeling that he was never good enough as a child through their self centred ness. Then you might understand how certain things which weren’t so good for him provided a release. My bet is that you’re the middle aged town gossip who never achieved a thing in her spoilt life.

Limited sympathy for a man who preyed on teenage girls when he was 50 years old, fresh out of rehab and engaged to someone else

@lindaambrose1334

7 ай бұрын

I googled it. He was 51 and she was 19, legally an adult and it was cringing messages. Still creepy but not what you implied. Unless you have more info I did not find.

@kelloggs5473

7 ай бұрын

@kateshaw8334 Anyone, male or female, becomes a legal adult at age 18. After that, the person’s bedroom partners are not guilty of statutory rape as long as both parties consent to the sexual act(s). Matthew Perry is - present tense - so handsome that any lady is lucky to have emotional memories of time spent with him, just the two of them, after her 18th birthday.

@XReflexian

7 ай бұрын

@@lindaambrose1334 Was about to say she was 19 .... Still not something to write home about but he made it sound worse then it really was

@Pickleleen

7 ай бұрын

Yes I agree. He never matured emotionally because he erased his issues with substances. Ergo, the issues persisted after he stopped the coping drugs.

@kateshaw8334

7 ай бұрын

@@Pickleleen they say people stop maturing at the age they get famous so in his head he probably still felt like he was 27

This doesn't break my heart at all. A rich Hollywood actor who couldn't stay away from alcohol and drugs. It's not a disease, it's a spoiled habit. People should stop making addicts seem like victims. It doesn't help them at all. Especially in these days with wars going on, media and people seem to loose sight of what are the real tragedies in this world.

@reneraftus7947

7 ай бұрын

What a privileged comment

@ruthjardine

7 ай бұрын

Well I suspect we have a know it all in our mist😝😝😝addiction dosn’t care wether you are rich or poor!!! It IS A DISEASE. Get a grip and stop making uneducated posts!!!!!

@moniquelindholm1381

7 ай бұрын

You have no idea what you’re talking about

@valmacclinchy

7 ай бұрын

​@@moniquelindholm1381exactly 💯