[Music] Jax Taylor former Vanderpump Rules star has revealed his recent diagnosis of bipolar disorder and PTSD in an Instagram post on Monday the 45-year-old shared a black and white photo of himself holding papers explaining that he had checked into an intensive inpatient treatment facility over a month ago Taylor disclosed that after years of sensing something was wrong but being unsure of the cause he was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and PTSD Taylor who is currently divorcing Britney cartright the mother of his three-year-old son Cruz expressed that while he is scared for the future he is focused on becoming a better version of himself he emphasized the lifelong Battle of managing mental health and thanked those who have supported him during this difficult time I in July Taylor's representative confirmed that he had sought impatient treatment for his mental Health struggles Taylor left the facility in August and resumed filming season 2 of the valley around the time cartright filed for divorce citing irreconcilable differences