Brad Pitt admits he began drinking again after years of sobriety

After seven years of sobriety, Brad Pitt started drinking again.The startling confession came as Pitt reflected on his darkest moments, the lasting scars of grief and the complicated reality of struggling despite having "won the lottery" in life."I was sober for seven years.And then I got back off the wagon," Pitt told Esquire for the September cover story.COUNTRY SINGER RUSTON KELLY COMMITS TO SOBRIETY AFTER RELAPSING ON DRUGS FOLLOWING FREAK GOLF CART CRASHBrad Pitt revealed he started drinking again after seven years of sobriety in a candid new interview.

(Samir Hussein/WireImage))The actor said he approached drinking differently after giving up his sobriety, describing his consumption as more limited than before."In a more restrained manner," he clarified.

"I got overconfident a couple times, went, ‘Yep, nope, not good for me.Not in big quantities.’"Pitt’s candid admission came as he reflected on the harder chapters of his life and acknowledged that fame and success had not insulated him from struggle.

The "F1" star has been dealing with "family stuff" since 2016, when he began the divorce process from his ex-wife, Angelina Jolie.Pitt’s reflections took a darker turn as he recalled a period when the pain became nearly unbearable."I was never suicidal in any way.It just was not my makeup," he told the outlet.

"In fact, if I have any afflictions, it’s probably being a congenital optimist.Which has helped many times, and it’s also gotten me – I’ve walked foolishly head-on into a Mack truck because of my optimism.

Or, as my forever-funny friend David Fincher will say, 'Yeah, you see the glass as half full, but it’s half full of urine.' Anyway, I’ve never been suicidal except for one little period."Brad Pitt reflected on sobriety, grief and the difficult years dealing with "family stuff." (CHANTAL ANDERSON/Esquire)CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER"And in that one little period, I just thought – I just couldn’t – jus...