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Jax Taylor Admits He 'Didn't Want to Leave' Mental Health Facility After 30 Days as He 'Loved' the 'Structure'

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Jax Taylor confessed he 'hated' the mental health facility when he first arrived.

Sept. 6 2024, Published 3:41 p.m. ET

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Who would have thought that Jax Taylor would turn into a therapy advocate?

On the Friday, September 6, episode of his and estranged wife Brittany Cartwright’s podcast “When Reality Hits,” the Vanderpump Rules alum, 45, raved over his recent 30-day stay at a mental health facility.

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Jax Taylor admitted he was 'crying' when he had to leave the mental health facility.

“It was a very, very scary step for me, but it really needed to happen. It’s something I’ve been holding onto for many, many years,” began Taylor, who's in the midst of a divorce from Cartwright. “I’ve known for years that there’s been something wrong but I just didn’t want to know. During my stay, I found out a lot about myself. I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder.”

The reality TV star confessed he was not open to accepting help at the start, but he grew to understand the importance of his stay.

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“When I got there, I f------ hated it. Then I just let myself [take it all in] and then I loved it. I didn’t want to f------ leave,” the father-of-one, who shares son Cruz with Cartwright, spilled. “I really, really didn’t. I was so sad leaving. I was crying. I’m like, ‘I don’t want to go.’ I was scared to leave those front doors because I had structure every day.”

The House of Villains alum then shared his day-to-day routine at the health center.

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Brittany Cartwright recently filed for divorce from Jax Taylor after they separated in February.

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“I was allowed to have my phone during specific hours. When I wasn’t in therapy — which was approximately seven hours a day — I was allowed outside the facility for an hour each day. So I would go to the gym and I was accompanied by a nurse. A driver from the facility took me and watched me the whole time,” he shared.

Taylor had a big epiphany while working on himself at the facility, noting, “My days were very, very structured, and I realized that’s something I really needed in my life.”

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Jax Taylor confessed he is still a 'work in progress' after his 30-day stay at the mental health facility.

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Despite how much Taylor gushed over the progress he made throughout the program, he acknowledged he still has plenty of things to work on.

“Just because I went to the facility for 30 days definitely doesn’t mean I’m coming out cured or changed by any means. Although I wish it did work that way, I will not. I’m a work in progress,” he remarked.

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The dad-of-one started taking medication for his mental health.

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Recalling how much he didn’t want to leave, Taylor remembered thinking, “I was like, ‘God, I know the world’s going to hit me a ton of bricks.’ And I got to go back to filming [The Valley]. I know everybody’s mad at me, and they’re going to come at me.'”

The Bravolebrity, who is navigating his divorce from Cartwright, 35, said he was “scared” to face the world.

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“It’s scary to work on yourself. It’s scary to tell people that you have problems,” Taylor stated. “I now have a little bit better understanding of my mental health struggles. I’ve been put on some serious medication that’s actually been helping me out a lot. In time, I’ll definitely speak more about it openly, but right now I kind of just need to deal with this process.”

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