Jax Taylor use drugs and alcohol to mental health struggles “mask”

since then Jax Taylor Open about decades of addiction to cocaine, “VanderPump rules“The reality star continues to share more about his journey.

During a new interview, the 45 -year -old, who participates with a 3 -year -old son with his colleague Bravo Najm Brittani CartraitPart of the reason for drug use in the past came from his inability to face mental health concerns.

However, Jax Taylor adopts sobriety and focuses on progressing to improve his child.

While talking to and! news About the second season of “The Valley”, its new show to Bravo, one of them also opened from the shocking revelation in early March that he was addicted to cocaine for 20 years.

“I have fundamental problems – primarily with cocaine. It is difficult to say loudly.”

He went on to say that he started using illegal drugs when he was 23 years old, “Now I am 45.”

Taylor explained that he stopped using cocaine and drinking alcohol so that he could return to the right path. He later said that drugs and alcohol were not the real problem Chaos in his life.

“I will say drugs and alcohol is not the problem,” he said. E! “The problem was that I did not eat my mental health at all and used drugs and alcohol (to).”

Taylor hinted that when he was using materials, he gave him a moment to escape reality and forget his problems in the real world, such as his bilateral disorder and constant divorce.

“It is very overwhelming, so drinking and materials helped,” he said.

When Taylor revealed that he was addicted to drugs, he said no one on the “Vanderb Rules” crew clearly told his practices outside the camera. However, his participating stars are like Tom SandovHe said he could say because he was “around him over the years.”

Taylor also said E! The people who did not hold his habit are “fools (s).”

“You will be a fool if you don’t notice that I was on something,” he said.

Taylor continued to describe the “pressure” that feels the right track. But with the help of the people around him, including his treatment and life coach, the star of “House of Villains” is “very well”.

According to him, he is more than 130 sober days.

Part of the reason Taylor finally opened about the use of cocaine is his son Cruz.

“It was very difficult to go out, but it was something that I should do,” said Taylor. “It was a weight that was lifted from my shoulder. I just needed to do it myself, and I needed to do this to my son.”

He continued, “Everyone is like,” you must do this for you first. “I did this to my son first and then did so for me.”

According to Taylor, there were times I felt that the reality star was no longer wanted to be here. ”But after thinking about the future of his son without him, he realized that he needed to work on himself.

He said, “I want my son one day like” my father …. There was something wrong with him, and he has fixed himself; For this reason is here today. “

Speaking of Ibn Taylor, Cartra, the former wife of Bravo, opened to the former, and recently revealed the development of their child and revealed that it was. Diagnosis of autism.