Josh Seiter, the previous Bachelorette contestant, has died. Per an Instagram put up revealed on Seiter’s account by his household, the fact TV star died on Monday, August 28, at 36.
“It’s with a particularly heavy coronary heart that we share the tragic information of Joshua’s surprising passing,” the assertion reads. “As all who knew him can attest, Joshua was an extremely vibrant mild in an more and more dim world. His fearless voice and indomitable spirit helped hundreds of individuals of their darkest moments really feel just a bit much less alone.”
Seiter’s household didn’t disclose the reason for loss of life however included an announcement for “anyone who’s experiencing a psychological well being disaster,” encouraging them to textual content “988 SMS lifeline gives 24/7 free and confidential assist for individuals in misery.”
On Instagram, he posted commonly about his psychological well being struggles. In 2021, he posted about being recognized with bipolar dysfunction, generalized nervousness dysfunction, and obsessive-compulsive dysfunction and making an attempt suicide. “Once I was 21 I used to be fully catatonic and dedicated to a psychiatric ward,” he wrote. “Once I was 22 I attempted taking my very own life. At 23 I underwent electroshock remedy. Later that 12 months I harnessed each little bit of power I had and utilized to regulation college. At 25 I graduated regulation college prime of my class. By 30 I turned some of the adopted psychological well being advocates on-line and one of many prime creators on [OnlyFans]. At nearly 36, life is fairly dang close to excellent. By no means, ever surrender. Your story isn’t written but. Each chapter is resulting in a extra excellent ending. I promise.”
Seiter appeared on the eleventh season of The Bachelorette in 2015. Extra not too long ago, he got here out as bisexual and appeared in Out magazine. “I imagine my upbringing, within the homeschooled Christian area of interest that we had been introduced up in, stayed with me, each consciously and unconsciously, for years after leaving residence for faculty,” he told Instinct in June. “I all the time knew as an early teen I used to be totally different sexually, I simply don’t suppose I had the vocabulary to articulate what the distinction was.”
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