Actress says she’s learned not to focus on negativity

May 12, 2010 20:31 GMT  ·  By
Christina Applegate says she has no room for stress and negativity in her life
   Christina Applegate says she has no room for stress and negativity in her life

Former “Married with Children” star Christina Applegate has fought a brave and very public battle with cancer, which culminated with her having to undergo surgery for double mastectomy. Since then, she’s learned to appreciate more what life has to offer and not focus on negativity, she reveals in a recent interview with People magazine.

We often tend to take things for granted and allow ourselves to be overwhelmed by daily trivia, but it’s not until we risk to almost lose it all that we realize just how wrong we’ve been. For Christina, living her life and enjoying it now means trying to rid herself of all traces of stress, while also working hard on not allowing herself to be overwhelmed by self-pity. It’s a tough job, but she’s learning every day how to do it.

“Since her brave battle with breast cancer, Christina Applegate has learned to focus on feeling good. ‘Stress isn’t something I really allow into my life. It creeps in but that’s a huge thing, changing my diet, changing my want to make everyday the best that I can,’ Applegate, 38, told People over the weekend at the Entertainment Industry Foundation’s annual Revlon Run/Walk in Los Angeles. The actress and her support system – which includes her mother and fellow breast-cancer survivor, Nancy Priddy, friends and 20 crew members from Samantha Who? – were part of the group of 40,000 people who turned out at the event to help raise money for women’s cancer research,” People writes.

“While Applegate, who under went a double mastectomy, admits she’s not immune to negativity, she tries to talk herself out of it. ‘I fall short. I get into self-pity and all of those things you do... but at the end of the day, this is the day that I'm living and I need to rejoice in it,’ she says. At the moment, Applegate is rejoicing in her role as the future wife of musician Martyn Lenoble, whom she called her ‘best friend.’ ‘This chapter of my life is bigger, better, more exciting. I’m looking forward to everything my life has to offer,’ she says. ‘I feel incredibly grateful’,” the publication further writes.

In fact, Christina is so much living in the moment, she can’t even say (try as hard as she might) when her wedding is to take place. As per the actress’ own words, neither does her future husband – but none of that matters that much, since they’re too happy enjoying their engagement for the wedding date to count in any way.