Tamra Judge has been having a hard time recently. Fans noticed it bubbling up even before she lashed out in New Orleans. Now, she’s revealing that she’s been diagnosed as severely depressed by The Real Housewives of Orange County’s psychiatrist. This is something many fans already suspected.
Honestly, that is not surprising considering everything Tamra is going through at the moment. It seems like a break from RHOC is just what she needs. Instead of continuing to fight with Gretchen Rossi or any of the other ladies, Tamra should focus on herself. But, it looks like her “quitting the show” was just temporary.
Tamra Judge had to fill out a “500 question survey” before her RHOC return
Tamra appeared on SirusXM’s Jeff Lewis Live and talked about how everything has been impacting her recently.
“I don’t think people understand that it wasn’t just that you’re, you know, you’re going through this with one of your closest friends. You’re obviously incredibly sad and depressed,” Jeff Lewis said, referring to Tamra’s BFF Teddi Mellencamp’s ongoing battle with cancer. “Every time I spoke to you on the phone, you’re in the car driving from Orange County to Cedars-Sinai to see Teddi. You’re doing that while filming. You’ve got five podcasts a week that you’re doing on your own now because Teddi’s ill.”
“It was a lot,” Tamra replied. “I was literally having a mental breakdown. I wasn’t eating, I wasn’t sleeping by the end of the season. And I ended up weighing 108 pounds. My skin was just literally falling off of me. And I was just so sad. I was sad.”
Jeff asked her if she had ever stopped to ask herself, “Why do this?” and pointed out that she looked miserable. Tamra said she did, but she committed so strongly to her job that she just wanted to make it work. Unfortunately, running on fumes and depression led to the massive blowout everyone saw on the show.
“I talked to the therapist when I got home and also to the show psychiatrist,” Tamra revealed. “And with the show psychiatrist, I had to do like a 500-question survey. Then she evaluated me and said, ‘You’re severely depressed. And you have self-worth problems.’”
Jeff said he hoped never to have to take that test, while Doug Budin confirmed that RHOC has their own psychiatrist to regularly check in on the ladies. That’s actually a good thing, because things often blow up on the show, and the girls could certainly use the professional help.
The Real Housewives of Orange County airs Thursdays at 8/7c on Bravo. It streams on Hayu in the UK and Ireland.
TELL US – DO YOU THINK TAMRA SHOULD TAKE MORE TIME OFF TO DEAL WITH HER DEPRESSION? OR DO YOU WANT HER BACK ON THE SHOW?
