Angelina Jolie says refugee work ended her “self-destructive” years

<p>Angelina Jolie credits working with refugees for ending her alarming &quot;self-destructive&quot; years.
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<p>When Jolie first hit the spotlight, she was known for her bizarre behaviour, bragging of a love for fetishism, using drugs and swapping blood with lovers.
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<p>But she now says that her behaviour was sparked by a &quot;suffering&quot; she felt she had – a suffering she realised was nonsense once she started meeting people going through extreme hardship.
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<p>Jolie – who insists she is &quot;extremely happy in this time of my life&quot; – says she now wishes she could have found a love for working with refugees earlier.
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<p>&quot;I think it would have got me through my youth easier – I would have been less self-destructive,&quot; she admitted. &quot;When you see people that have suffered things that you will never, ever know, you know how lucky you are.&quot;
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<p>Jolie is determined to bring up her six children with a constant involvement in her work in the third world.
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<p>&quot;There’ve been refugees since the dawn of time and I’m sure my children will be visiting and learning from refugees in the future,&quot; she said.
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<p>&quot;I hope if I raise them with a more accurate view of the world than I was raised with, then they will naturally be better people.&quot;</p>
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