Thomas Ravenal's Girlfriend Ashley Jacobs Suffering Severe Anxiety Amid His Sexual Assault Scandal

On Thursday, Ashley shared two photos of herself in a tiny bikini lounging in a pool and she captioned them, "I was going to say in my caption something like, ‘Happy Summer Solstice’ and turn commenting off. But then I thought, ‘Who am I kidding?’ Turn commenting off so I don’t have to read all the comments on how unhealthy I look? How about I be honest with all of you and address this weight concern once and for all.”

"So here goes…" she continued. "In the last 8 months I have struggled with severe anxiety related to stress. I was completely overwhelmed with moving across the country, leaving my family and friends, being in a new relationship, not having my nursing license, oh and being on a reality TV show! I made these choices and I take complete accountability for them. What I lacked was proper coping mechanisms."

All of this anxiety caused her to "drop a lot of weight in a matter of months," she shared. "I was putting too much pressure on myself, not taking care of my health and fitness, along with other external stressors." She never called out specifically the accusations against Thomas.

"People deal with stress in a multitude of ways (some of them healthy, some of them not so much)," she wrote. "It’s important to monitor your response to stress, anxiety, or any other negative emotion in order to keep your health in check. I’ve learned the hard way that you need to ask for help when things aren’t going well. You need to talk to qualified professionals, get medical support, and not feel ashamed or try to ‘tough it out.’ It isn’t easy, but there is hope for me and I believe that things will get better."

She ended it with, "I’m allowing comments but if you could please try to refrain from saying, ‘Eat a cheeseburger, you’re on drugs, you have an eating disorder, or you’re way too skinny,’ I’d appreciate it because TRUST ME, I know… I’ve heard it all and it doesn’t help. I appreciate everyone’s concern and hope you can all support me. I know how far I have strayed from who I used to be, and could be once again. I’m committed to choosing my health and well-being first."

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