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“As a mental health clinician, I hate what this portrays to people. Rehab is for substance abuse. Mental health facilities are for serious treatment – not to be used as an escape or a vacation for rich people,” TherapistWow wrote on reddit. “She needs to stay home, get a real treatment team of a psychiatrist, individual therapist and family therapist and learn to function in society.”
Cerridwenfiona added, “She’s old enough that she should be able to do outpatient care. She is selfish and at this point I wouldn’t blame Tyler for leaving her. If you can’t be a partner to your husband and want to run away from all your problems three four five times leaving your child behind that’s just effed up.”
However, others took issue with their assumptions.
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MissFranFine wrote, “Y’all are f**king nuts…that you can’t see a picture without coming up with conspiracy theories that she’s in rehab and sh**ting on her for getting help for her mental illnesses when in reality she’s probably just on vacation in an area she likes.”
Some fans just wish to see Catelynn make some permanent positive changes. TeddyGramz88 suggested, “I actually think Cate should go to school and become a social worker or something if she wants to help people… I think she would do great at a career in the social work field.”
However, Catelynn isn’t the only one who has faced mental health struggles. Tyler opened up on Voices for Change 2.0 that he attempted suicide at age 11. He shared that he has been diagnosed on the “bipolar spectrum” and attends therapy regularly. He has been open about the difficulties of living with mental illness.