Tarek El Moussa Opens Up About Post-Divorce Depression Following Split From Christina
Flip or Flop star Tarek El Moussa was extremely depressed after his shocking split from former wife Christina nearly two years ago.
During an interview with Dr. Drew Pinsky on his podcast series, Tarek said their breakup was traumatic, especially due to a number of challenging circumstances happening at the same time.
"I was so broken after everything I went through,” the reality star said during the interview, according to a Radar Online report on March 30. “Literally broken that I was devastated."
In addition to the trauma of his divorce from Christina, which was finalized earlier this year, Tarek has also been faced with a number of other difficult things in recent years, including battles with thyroid and testicular cancer and a back injury that led to surgery and massive weight loss.
Tarek El Moussa Undergoes Back Surgery
Speaking of the back surgery, Tarek told Dr. Drew that he was put on Vicodin, pain medication, and narcotics to tone down the pain. At the same time, he was busy filming his HGTV series with Christina and needless to say, being on all that medication didn't exactly make the production a great experience.
During the time he was attempting to film the show while medicated, Tarek said he was going through a very dark point in his life and continued to do so for four years. Then, after facing heartbreak due to his split from Christina, Tarek turned the experience into a wakeup call and get “off everything” he was taken, including steroids he had been advised to take.
Tarek El Moussa's Meds Made Depression Worse
Throughout his struggles, Tarek said he would frequently find himself sitting alone and feeling depressed and according to him, "all the s**t that was being pumped into my body" wasn't helping. In fact, he said the medications and steroids turned him into someone completely different.
How Is Tarek El Moussa Doing Today?
“After separating and losing my family, I said ‘I’m gonna do every single thing I can to be the best person I can be,’" he told Dr. Drew.
Today, Tarek says he's the best Tarek he can be and when it comes to moving forward from his divorce from Christina, he's ready to get back to dating and find love again. As he explained, he's happy and ready to get back on the market because he's feeling great and has put his harsh past behind him.
