Josh Seiter, who appeared on Kaitlyn Bristowe’s season of The Bachelorette, has died. He was 36.
“It’s with an especially heavy coronary heart that we share the tragic information of Joshua’s sudden passing,” a press release from Seiter’s household learn by way of Instagram on Monday, August 27. “As all who knew him can attest, Joshua was an extremely brilliant mild in an more and more dim world. His fearless voice and indomitable spirit helped 1000’s of individuals of their darkest moments really feel just a bit much less alone.”
The message continued: “Though our heartache at Joshua’s passing pains up past measure, we discover consolation in figuring out that he’s lastly at peace. We hope and pray that his spirit can proceed to reside on within the footage and phrases on this web page, which we’ll go away up in the interim. Whereas we try this, we’d kindly ask for privateness as we grieve.”
Whereas the household didn’t share Seiter’s explanation for loss of life, their assertion concluded with the quantity for psychological well being help. Previous to his passing, Seiter had been candid about his battle with anxiousness, bipolar dysfunction and extra.
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“I’m Josh Seiter, and I’m a suicide try survivor,” Seiter wrote by way of Instagram in July 2021. “I battle OCD, Bipolar Melancholy, and GAD, however I refuse to surrender. What did you survive?”
In one other submit from final month, Seiter opened up about his struggles along with his insecurities, sharing how being a “individuals pleaser” took a toll on him.
“I battle emotions of worthlessness every day. A few of my greatest insecurities revolve round gaining the approval of others. You see, at coronary heart, I’m a individuals pleaser. I’m consistently attempting to win the approval of others,” he penned in July. “I’m not fairly certain why I’m this manner. Perhaps it’s due to how I grew up. Perhaps it’s as a result of I used to be homeschooled and didn’t have many associates. Or possibly it’s another purpose totally. The ‘Why?’ doesn’t matter a lot because the ‘How?’ How are we going to cease conditioning our self-worth on the acceptance of others? The reply to that query solely got here after I used to be open and sincere with the world about my psychological well being struggles. It does get higher ❤️.”
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4 days earlier than his loss of life, Seiter posted a selfie that confirmed him smiling by way of Instagram. He captioned the snap, “surviving melancholy and anxiousness in the future at a time with a smile.”
Seiter was finest identified for his transient look on The Bachelorette in 2015. Nonetheless, he and Bristowe, 38, didn’t kind a connection and he was eradicated in week one. Following his time on the fact sequence, Seiter created an OnlyFans web page.
In case you or somebody you realize is considering suicide, name the Nationwide Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988.
