EXC Union J’s Josh Cuthbert candidly opens up about his ongoing battle with psychological well being

Josh Cuthbert gushed over ‘his rock’ Chloe Lloyd as he overtly opened up about his struggles with psychological well being in an interview with MailOnline.

The Union J star, 30, admitted he skilled suicidal ideas at his lowest level throughout the pandemic and feared spouse Chloe, 30, “was going to go away him”.

In an unique interview, Josh described his ongoing battle with despair and anxiousness in an effort to lift consciousness of the taboo topic.

The singer defined that the pandemic “accelerated” the detrimental ideas and emotions he had: “It was the primary 12 months of Covid and I used to be in a very tough place, I felt very depressed and anxious, there have been occasions once I simply did it.” do not need to be right here.”

Josh, who tied the knot with Chloe in 2018, mentioned: “I bought into such a nasty headspace that it bought to the purpose that if I carried on my spouse would go away me as a result of she discovered it insufferable to be round me so one thing needed to be achieved. ‘

Josh revealed that his household helped him test into the Hoffman Institute in October 2020, which price round £3,000 per week.

He defined: ‘You hand in your cellphone, you haven’t any contact with the surface world, it is simply you {and professional} therapists serving to you perceive why you are feeling the best way you do.

As dramatic because it sounds, it saved my life. Since then I’ve had common remedy which I’m actually pleased with. I believe it is necessary for folks to know that remedy is just not a weak spot and that you simply should not be ashamed.’

Josh gushed about his spouse Chloe: ‘She was my rock, she stood by me by means of a protracted difficult interval. Folks do not understand how powerful it’s for companions of individuals affected by psychological well being, it is not talked about and so they haven’t got help.

“We as people naturally take it out on the folks we love and that is what I did with Chloe, there have been occasions I used to be horrible and horrible to be round.

“Lots of people in her state of affairs would have packed their luggage. I believe she knew the actual Josh and that is what stored her with me.

“Once I look again now I believe if Chloe would have left me it really scares me to suppose due to the top area I used to be in I already had suicidal ideas through the years that it might need tipped me over the sting and it is scary . .’

Josh, who has been engaged on his profession as a mannequin, first rose to fame as a contestant on The X Think about 2012, however later left his boy band Union J in 2018.

The band, who just lately reunited for a tenth anniversary live performance, got here fourth within the competitors and later signed a document cope with Sony, however life within the public eye has not been straightforward for Josh as he described the “lack of help” he obtained throughout the early phases of his profession.

He defined: ‘It was rather a lot to tackle at a younger age with nowhere close to sufficient help. We went from doing common jobs to being within the music enterprise and having followers. It was unbelievable how a lot stress we had been below.

– Singing was my ardour, so it was a dream come true on the identical time. You do not take into consideration the influence it can have in your psychological well being as a result of you do not know what psychological well being is at 19.’

Josh anticipated there would have been “extra help” for him and his bandmates Jaymi Hensley, JJ Hamblett and George Shelley, whereas revealing: “sadly many people are paying the worth for the dearth of care we obtained throughout our journey.’

“I am very grateful for the platform The X Issue gave us, however the actuality is being younger guys you go into the business and get absorbed. They know that as a result of earlier than us there was One Course and JLS so we weren’t the primary boy band.

“I simply really feel like there may have been much more assist or simply somebody checking in each six months from the present, I do not know who that individual could be however they may have had one individual to assign to every act.

“It is a very tough topic to speak about however I would love to listen to this type of program discuss extra about it.”

Josh bravely admitted: “For a very long time I have been insecure about so many issues, it is crippling and it made me really feel anxious and I would not need to depart the home.

“I simply did not perceive it or cope with it and that is why I need to be certain different folks on the market know do not feel alone, particularly males.

“I did not have anybody to look as much as or take inspiration from, I needed to be that man for different males on the market in order that they know they are not alone.”

Josh, who has constructed up an enormous Instagram following of 444,000, desires folks to overtly focus on psychological well being and never be ashamed to hunt assist.

He admitted: “These emotions are undoubtedly nonetheless there, there are occasions I nonetheless will not go to as a result of my anxiousness takes over, my insecurities take over and inform me I am not ok or I look crap and I’ll do it. need to cancel, nonetheless rather a lot happening.

‘however you realize I am higher, I am overtly sincere about taking remedy for my psychological well being.

“I take anti-depressants and I’ve for the final 12 months and a bit, they take the sting off issues for me.”

For confidential help name the Samaritans on 116123 or go to a neighborhood Samaritan department, see www.samaritans.org for particulars