Jax Taylor makes major decision for ‘mental health and recovery'

Jax Taylor just revealed he quit social media.

The 45-year-old reality TV star, who previously opened up about his struggles with substance abuse, announced that he is going on a social media detox to focus on his "mental health and recovery."

On his Instagram Stories, Jax, who is father to four-year-old Cruz, whom he shares with Brittany Cartwright, his estranged wife, wrote: "I’ve made the decision to stay off social media for the next while to prioritize my mental health and recovery. My team will be running it for the time being."

Additionally, speaking on In the Mind of Jax Taylor, he explained, "My brain is so fragile, and if I see certain things, they might trigger me. Something might hit a chord, and I don’t think I’m strong enough to read certain things.”

"For me to grow and get better and be a better person, there are some things I need to see in order to know what’s going on. But I think I took it so much to the extreme of blocking everything and living in my own little world,” the model added.

"The phone has become a problem. Do I need to be on social media? No, I don’t,” Jax admitted.

This comes after he previously admitted that he has been battling with cocaine addiction for more than two decades, telling the Hot Mic podcast: "I have substance issues - primarily with cocaine. It’s hard to say out loud. I’ve been dealing with this on and off since I was 23 and now I’m 45.”

"There was times where I would stop doing it but then there were times where I’d go heavy on it,” he further mentioned.

"I just want to let people know this is a really, really tough disease and it’s a really tough sickness,” Jax Taylor concluded.