‘Real Housewives’ Tamra Judge

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Tamra Judge is shedding new light on her health journey after revealing on Oct. 15 that she had recently began therapy and learned that she's "on the spectrum."

The Real Housewives of Orange County cast member, more specifically, took to social media shortly after she made the revelation on her podcast, Two Ts in a Pod.

"I started therapy because this year had been really hard on me. I started feeling really insecure, I was having intrusive thoughts, and I didn’t wanna leave my house unless I had to. I even considered just being admitted into a mental health facility," Tamra's Oct. 15 social media statement began. "In my conversations with my therapist, who I’ve known for years, we talked about a lot over the course of two hours. And she told me that many of the things about me — like how I process information, my sensory issues, my social anxiety, my aversion to eye contact with new people, my not wanting to be out of my routine, etc. — were all signs of being on the spectrum."

Tamra then acknowledged that "on the spectrum" is "such a broad term."

"I don’t really understand it fully, and my therapist told me more evaluation was needed," she continued. "But when I sat down at the mic to record my podcast 15 minutes later and my head was spinning from what she had said, I had no time to process things, or even talk to my family — I was just back at work. And I was so emotional, I just blurted it out."

Details about Tamra Judge's diagnosis
Prior to sharing the clarifying statement, Tamra had told her podcast co-host Teddi Mellencamp on the show, "I just did my first therapy session. Let's just say I found out something pretty big about myself that I didn't know... I am on the spectrum."

Teddi asked what that meant for Tamra moving forward, prompting her to reply, "We're trying to work through that. I have a really hard time processing stuff. I have a lot of sensory issues — sound, light, touch — but [my therapist] says that's not my biggest problem. My biggest problem is working through trauma, trauma that I had in my life."

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She went on to note that for most of her life, she was "just a person that thought that things were black and white."

"I grew up with a family that didn't have a lot of empathy or love or whatever, so I just transpired [sic] that on to my adult life," Tamra continued. "After talking and going through everything, my emotions, I have a hard time with empathy and feeling other people's feelings."

RHOC’s Tamra Judge recently revealed that she is on the spectrum. While it was a diagnosis that made her emotional to share, it quickly turned into a reveal gone wrong. Fans are livid, and now the housewife is speaking out.

RHOC: Tamra Judge Issues An Apology
Based on the timing of her reveal, considering it was amidst all of the drama she’s currently involved in, Judge was instantly criticized. Most believe that she is using her diagnosis to garner compassion. Others are convinced that Tamra is using it for a potential RHOC storyline to get her to 20 seasons.

After all of the backlash from her autism discussion, she quickly returned to the podcast and issued an apology to the world.

“At the end of the day, I feel really horrible. I feel beat down,” Judge shared. “I wasn’t trying to insult or minimize or get sympathy, or any of that, so I apologize.”