Jax Taylor Reveals Bipolar Disorder, PTSD Diagnoses Amid Divorce Filing

Jax Taylor has opened up astir thing precise idiosyncratic and, astatine times, rather painful.

On September 2, the long-time Bravo property wrote connected Instagram that helium had precocious been diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder and PTSD.

Taylor besides acknowledged that navigating his diagnoses has been an “emotional” process for him implicit the past respective weeks.

Jax Taylor attends the Los Angeles peculiar screening of Lionsgate’s “Midnight successful the Switchgrass” astatine Regal LA Live connected July 19, 2021 successful Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

“A small implicit a period ago, I checked into an intensive inpatient attraction facility frightened of the chartless and what I would find retired astir myself,” Taylor wrote online alongside a black-and-white photograph of himself reading.

“After galore years of knowing thing was incorrect but not knowing precisely what it was, I precocious learned that I was diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder and PTSD.”

Taylor roseate to tiny surface fame arsenic a formed subordinate connected Vanderpump Rules and present helps anchor spinoff The Valley.

He and Brittany Cartwright conscionable filed for divorce aft 5 years of marriage.

Continued Taylor connected Monday:

“It’s been a batch to process and an affectional clip for me, nevertheless I’ve travel location to my lad with a caller recovered consciousness of peace.

“I’d beryllium lying if I said I wasn’t frightened for the aboriginal but my absorption is conscionable trying to beryllium a amended mentation of myself than I was yesterday.

“Mental wellness is simply a lifelong conflict of not letting it power you but alternatively you learning to power it.”

Jax Taylor attends the 2024 White House Correspondents’ Dinner astatine The Washington Hilton connected April 27, 2024 successful Washington, DC. (Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images)

Taylor spent 30 days successful the aforementioned installation this past July and August.

“Jax has ever been candid astir his intelligence wellness struggles, particularly during the past fewer months connected his podcast,” a typical for the world prima told People Magazine connected July 30, adding backmost then:

“He has made the determination to question in-patient treatment. This is simply a peculiarly delicate clip for him and his family.

“They inquire for privateness and respect until helium is acceptable to talk much connected this matter.”

Jax Taylor attends “A Ride Through the Ages”: Wrangler Capsule Collection Launch astatine Fred Segal Sunset astatine Fred Segal connected September 19, 2019 successful Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Erik Voake/Getty Images for Wrangler)

In her filing, Cartwright listed the couple’s day of separation arsenic January 24 and wrote down “irreconcilable differences” arsenic the ground for their split. She ia besides seeking ineligible and carnal custody of lad Cruz, 3.

Brittany broke down successful tears implicit the divorcement past week, portion Taylor has not addressed it yet successful public.

Concluded Jax successful this new, revealing message:

Thank you everyone who has reached retired successful enactment and who besides shared their ain idiosyncratic struggles with me. Your messages person helped maine much than you know.