Jax Taylor quits social media 'to prioritise mental health'
The 45-year-old reality TV star - who previously confessed to battling a drug addiction - has announced that he's taking a break from social media platforms, as he focuses on his "mental health and recovery".
Jax - who has Cruz, four, with Brittany Cartwright, his estranged wife - wrote on Instagram Story: "I've made the decision to stay off social media for the next while to prioritize my mental health and recovery. My team will be running it for the time being. (sic)"
Jax confessed that certain posts on social media can be triggering.
Speaking on 'In the Mind of Jax Taylor', he explained: "My brain is so fragile, and if I see certain things, they might trigger me. Something might hit a chord, and I don't think I'm strong enough to read certain things.
"For me to grow and get better and be a better person, there are some things I need to see in order to know what's going on. But I think I took it so much to the extreme of blocking everything and living in my own little world."
Jax feels he now needs to cut himself off from social media platforms.
He said: "The phone has become a problem. Do I need to be on social media? No, I don't."
Meanwhile, Jax previously admitted that he's been battling a cocaine addiction for more than 20 years.
He said on the 'Hot Mic' podcast: "I have substance issues - primarily with cocaine. It's hard to say out loud. I've been dealing with this on and off since I was 23 and now I'm 45.
"There was times where I would stop doing it but then there were times where I'd go heavy on it.
"I just want to let people know this is a really, really tough disease and it's a really tough sickness."
Brittany subsequently claimed that she spent years trying to help Jax to "get better".
She said on 'When Reality Hits': "No one wants Jax to be better more than I do, let's be real.
"I tried and tried and tried for years to help this man get better and for us to be a happy family, I was deeply and madly in love with him, there's no one that can ever deny that."
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