Domenica Calarco has spoken candidly about her mental health struggles following criticism from Bachelor star turned podcaster Abbie Chatfield.
The backlash came after Calarco and fellow MAFS member Ella Ding introduced controversial boyfriend Jack Dunkley on their podcast, Sit With Us.
Taking to Instagram on Sunday morning, the former MAFS girlfriend shared a disturbing post revealing how she was taking time out to visit a mental health retreat.
“Over the last month, I have been struggling with some deep issues that have left me emotionally, physically, and psychologically exhausted,” she began.
‘Every day I try to be the strong, independent and joyful person you all know, but the reality is that I am not well and the recent discourse on social media has forced me to realize that I am at the end of my life. my bondage.’
Domenica Calarco has spoken candidly about her mental health struggles following criticism from Abbie Chatfield.
She continued: ‘As someone who has dealt with mental illness for 15 years, I have realized that I need to put my health, both physical and mental, as the number one priority and have decided to enter a mental health retreat. ‘
Controversy erupted after Domenica and Ella faced criticism for their interview with Jack Dunkley, who previously sparked outrage by telling his co-star Jonathan McCullough to “gag” his wife Lauren Dunn during a dinner.
The interview sparked a heated response from Abbie, further intensifying the scrutiny on the podcast’s hosts.
Taking to Instagram on Sunday morning, the former MAFS girlfriend shared a disturbing post revealing how she was taking the time to visit a mental health retreat.
Domenica previously broke her silence in a series of TikTok videos, in which she revealed to her fans that she has been experiencing extreme anxiety.
In one clip, the brunette admitted that she was struggling to leave the house due to stress and had even started scratching her skin as a reaction to anxiety.
“It’s really unhealthy,” he said, showing a series of self-inflicted scratches on his arm.
“It’s scary that this stress, this anxiety, this pressure, this feeling of failure and this feeling of ‘I’m not good enough’ and this feeling of ‘I screwed up’ manifests itself in this way of wanting.” do that to me, want to run away, be very afraid,’ she lamented.
‘I just wanted to make this little video. I’m not doing it for sympathy at all because that’s not what I’m going for here. “I’m just saying this to say I’m human, I’m human,” she continued, adding that her self-esteem is “literally at an all-time low.”
Domenica and Ella found themselves in the line of fire last week after speaking to Jack (pictured) about the controversial moment he told co-star Jonathan McCullough to “gag” his wife Lauren Dunn at dinner.
Domenica also shared a video of her putting her makeup back on after crying in her room.
“So, this is how I recover after crying and hating myself,” she said, putting on a fresh coat of concealer, blush, and lip liner.
Since then, his posts have been inundated with comments from fans asking him to address the podcast controversy.
Domenica has since broken her silence in a series of TikTok videos, in which she revealed to her fans that she has been experiencing extreme anxiety.
While Domenica decided not to make a statement, she assured several fans that she and Ella will respond to the backlash “very soon.”
‘In light of our current society, we cannot give an inch to misogynistic men. Not one. Women should speak out against this,’ one user commented.
Domenica responded: ‘Obviously, upon reflection, we wish we had done things differently. We will deal with this very soon.”
Since then, his posts have been inundated with comments from fans asking him to address the podcast controversy. While Domenica decided not to make a statement, she assured several fans that she and Ella will respond to the backlash “very soon.”
Elsewhere, another user wrote: ‘Maybe you should opt out babe. It might be a good excuse to take some time to reflect on your behavior and how dangerous it is to support misogynistic men (sic) and excuse that behaviour.’
“Thank you for your comments,” Domenica responded, adding, “We will address all of this very soon.”
It comes after Abbie went on a rampage on Domenica and Ella during this week’s episode of It’s a lot with Abbie Chatfield.
It comes after Abbie (pictured) went on a rampage against Domenica and Ella during this week’s episode of It’s A Lot with Abbie Chatfield.
‘I don’t think those girls know why the muzzle comment was wrong. I think that’s the biggest problem,’ she stated.
‘I didn’t think at this time that they were malicious. “I thought they just didn’t fully understand feminism or patriarchy…they had a basic understanding of feminism,” she added.
Abbie continued, “I thought that’s what it was, and they were actually going all out by having this loser.”
‘And then they thought what they did was enough, but I thought; “It’s actually not enough and it’s really damaging to post this.”
The former Bachelor contestant also stated that her co-stars on the reality dating show weren’t ready to have conversations about misogyny and feminism.
“I think the first step would be, since you’re not ready to have these conversations, to not have it at all,” the FBoy Island host said.
‘And say: ‘I’m not going to talk about being a misogynist if I can’t denounce it.’ Another thing you could do is, if you’re going to support him, defend your position and ask him why he thinks this is right and also understand why the muzzle comment was wrong.’
