Abbie Chatfield breaks down in tears as she speaks about her medical condition in emotional video
Abbie Chatfield broke down in tears on Wednesday during an emotional Instagram video discussing her dating struggles while suffering from ADHD.
The Bachelor star, 28, who was admitted to a health retreat last year due to “burnout,” shared the lengthy video shortly after going public with Peking Duk frontman Adam Hyde on her It’s A Lot podcast.
She started the video by thanking her fans for their support after her major relationship reveal, adding, “You know how hard I’ve been lately, especially this past year.”
“Like all of 2023 and also in general, with men and dating and just in life,” she said.
Abbie went on to explain that it is harder for her to be in a relationship than other women because of her ADHD and battle with “trauma.”
Abbie Chatfield broke down in tears on Wednesday during an emotional Instagram video discussing her dating struggles while suffering from ADHD
‘I never thought someone would love me so much because of my ADHD or other traumas I have. Like CPTSD [Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder] and all these things,” she said in tears.
“Many of the things you don’t even know have happened. “A lot of bad things happened, especially last year,” she added.
The Masked Singer judge said she’s been cheated on “a million times,” but that didn’t even scratch the surface of what she’s been through.
The Bachelor star, 28, who was accepted into a health retreat last year due to “burnout,” shared the lengthy video shortly after it went public with Peking Duk frontman Adam Hyde on her It’s A Lot podcast
“Someone cheating on me doesn’t even scratch the surface of what I’ve experienced in my life and in relationships,” she said.
She explained that her new romance with Adam has broken the mold.
She said she previously had a habit of hiding her personality from her partners — a behavior she called “masking” — but she doesn’t have to do this with her newest partner.
“I always thought I would somehow settle for my relationships, and last night at dinner I realized I would never wear a mask around Adam,” she enthused.
She started the video by thanking her fans for their support following her major relationship reveal, adding, “You know how hard the times have been for me lately, and, you know, especially this past year or so’
Abbie concluded by sharing an encouraging message to fellow fans with ADHD who are also struggling to find love.
‘There’s someone out there [for you]And if it’s not, then you’re okay and you’re better off alone,” she said.
‘I know it’s weird to hear… but I wish when I was single I would just let myself be a jellyfish in the ocean and ride the wave rather than worry about it would make.’
The reality star urged her fans not to settle for an average man like a businessman named Tom, who works at PricewaterhouseCoopers.
‘When you see yourself in me, I know that you are truly unique and I know that you probably don’t feel like you are normal… I know that you are very special, so It takes someone very special and it takes you.”
Abbie’s newfound happiness comes after a difficult few years.
In December 2022, Abbie sparked concerns after pulling out of a live podcast recording at Victoria’s Beyond the Valley music festival – just hours before she was due to appear on stage.
Abbie spent a week at a Thai health retreat in July 2023 after suffering burnout due to workaholism
She posted a statement on Instagram the morning of the event, saying she was feeling completely “exhausted” after a challenging year and needed some time alone to refresh.
Abbie continued to scale back her schedule by putting her fledgling Verbose clothing line on hiatus in early 2023.
This came after a wave of complaints from customers claiming they had not received their orders and had been ignored when requesting refunds.
In March 2023, Abbie also canceled a lucrative book deal she signed with Affirm Press in 2020 to write a feminist manifesto.
Abbie announced in August 2023 that she has left her hit radio show after suffering burnout due to workaholism
“I tried to write, I couldn’t write anything,” she admitted at the time.
She then spent a week at a Thai health retreat in July 2023 after suffering burnout due to workaholism.
In an emotional video at the time, the radio host explained: “I’m absolutely exhausted and burned out at the beginning of this year for a number of reasons,” she said.
“But I have been [at the retrerat] I’ve been working for about five days and I think I’ve realized that my priorities need to shift a bit. To be honest, I’ve taken on so many jobs and roles.”
She continued, “I’m trying to figure out what I want to do and what I don’t want to do and I’m trying not to force myself to work much harder than I have to.”
In August 2023, Abbie retired from her lucrative radio career, a move that shocked the industry.
Despite the success of her Hit Network show Hot Nights with Abbie Chatfield, the media star walked away from the grueling gig to focus on her podcast, her budding television career and her personal life.
Her departure came amid reports of unrest behind the scenes of the Hit Network show after her co-host Rohan Edwards and her executive producer Max Corstorphan both abruptly quit under mysterious circumstances.
In April, Abbie’s Hot Nights co-host Rohan Edwards abruptly quit the program under mysterious circumstances. The couple is pictured together
