Selma Blair says she thought she was 'making it up' before MS diagnosis: 'I wasn't broken'

Now that she's in remission, Selma Blair is reflecting on the moments before receiving her multiple sclerosis diagnosis. "Once I knew I had MS — which I’d had for a while — [things] made so much more sense," Blair told . To suppress the spasms that often accompany MS, she turned to alcohol.

She thought she was "broken inside" and worried she was "making it up" before doctors confirmed she was ill. Now, Blair says, "I'm so much happier. Yes.

There are setbacks and my heart breaks when life goes off the rails. I was a sad person. I wanted joy and good things but I was living a lie because I didn’t know I was sick.

" Blair got sober in 2016 and then, in 2018, the 52-year-old announced that she’d been diagnosed with MS, a central nervous system condition where the nerves become damaged, affecting the electrical signals in the brain. In 2021, she shared that she’d entered remission and no new lesions were forming. Blair's day to day wasn't always this bright, not even when she first entered remission.

But, she says, she's making significant progress. "I did not allow for how long recovery really took," Blair admitted. "I’ve had to fake it till I make it.

I aged so much after the chemo and then menopause. That’s something no one talks about. But I’m getting back on track.

" "I'm still here," she said. Below, take a look back at Blair's road to remission. In an update posted Jan.

30, the “Cruel Intentions” star shared that she “(hurts) all the time.” “I say.