{"id":2395,"date":"2026-05-27T13:53:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T13:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsmag.live\/2026\/05\/27\/kj-dillard-reveals-hospitalization-diagnosis-recovery\/"},"modified":"2026-05-27T13:53:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T13:53:00","slug":"kj-dillard-reveals-hospitalization-diagnosis-recovery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsmag.live\/ja\/2026\/05\/27\/kj-dillard-reveals-hospitalization-diagnosis-recovery\/","title":{"rendered":"KJ Dillard Reveals Hospitalization, Diagnosis, &#038; Recovery"},"content":{"rendered":"<article id=\"post-555824\">\n<div>\n<p><span><span>Reading Time: <\/span> <span> 2<\/span> <span>minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The long-awaited <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/05\/amanda-batula-west-wilson-relationship-timeline-finally-revealed-on-explosive-summer-house-reunion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Summer House<\/em> Reunion special<\/a> is here.<\/p>\n<p>During Part 1 of the Season 10 special, there was more going on than the big show-down of exes (including ex-friends).<\/p>\n<p>KJ Dillard opened up about his mental health, his years of distracting himself, and how he ended up in the hospital.<\/p>\n<p>He told his castmates \u2014 and the audience \u2014 about his diagnosis, and about his lengthy recovery.<\/p>\n<figure><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" alt=\"KJ Dillard at the Summer House reunion.\"   src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0527_use_summerhouse_01_kjdillard.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><figcaption>At the \u2018Summer House\u2019 Reunion, KJ Dillard had some emotional updates.<span> (Image Credit: Bravo)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"h-i-actually-had-to-go-to-the-hospital-for-self-harm\">\u2018I actually had to go to the hospital for self-harm\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>During Part 1 of the Reunion, KJ revealed that he was hospitalized.<\/p>\n<p>He shared that he had been diagnosed with borderline personality disorder \u2014 often abbreviated as BPD.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI actually had to go to the hospital for self-harm,\u201d KJ confided to Andy Cohen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was there for a week,\u201d he then detailed.<\/p>\n<p>KJ credited two castmates, saying: \u201cMia [Calabrese] and Ciara [Miller] were there almost every day.\u201d <\/p>\n<figure>\n<p> <iframe title=\"SNEAK PEEK: Your First Look At The Summer House Season 10 Reunion! | Summer House (S10) | Bravo\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-cookieconsent=\"statistics, marketing\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vyPxvpCmzVc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe><div class=\"cookieconsent-optout-statistics cookieconsent-optout-marketing\">Please accept <a href=\"javascript:Cookiebot.renew()\">statistics, marketing<\/a> cookies to watch this video.<\/div> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>As he discussed his months of recovery, KJ teared up.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI got to focus on myself,\u201d he affirmed. \u201cI needed that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>KJ also shared that he is in therapy and is taking medication to help with his mental health.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy whole life, I distracted myself and ran away from my issues instead of facing them head-on,\u201d he shared.<\/p>\n<p>When people self-medicate or find other ways to divert themselves (he mentioned impulsive tattoos and piercings, for example), it doesn\u2019t directly address problems in a healthy and lasting way.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" alt=\"The Season 10 Summer House cast at the Reunion Part 1.\"   src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0527_use_summerhouse_02.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><figcaption>Tensions were high when the \u2018Summer House\u2019 Season 10 cast met for the Reunion special.<span> (Image Credit: Bravo)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"h-what-is-borderline-personality-disorder\">What is borderline personality disorder?<\/h2>\n<p>BPD is a Cluster B personality disorder that involves relationship instability, a (not unrelated) fear of abandonment, and also intense emotional outbursts caused by difficulties with emotional regulation.<\/p>\n<p>These same challenges with emotional regulation can cause the self-harm behaviors that KJ mentioned.<\/p>\n<p>Television and film too often portrays BPD \u2014 among other psychiatric diagnoses \u2014 as something scary, dangerous, and worthy of stigma. The facts don\u2019t back that up.<\/p>\n<p>Borderline personality disorder primarily impacts the individual, distorting their sense of self.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m grateful that I\u2019m here alive because I could have not been,\u201d KJ expressed during the Reunion.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"KJ Dillard &#038; Dara Levitan Talk Post\u2013Summer House Reunion | WWHL\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-cookieconsent=\"statistics, marketing\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DJvcGiLlnjE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><div class=\"cookieconsent-optout-statistics cookieconsent-optout-marketing\">Please accept <a href=\"javascript:Cookiebot.renew()\">statistics, marketing<\/a> cookies to watch this video.<\/div> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m thankful for the support of my friends,\u201d KJ affirmed. \u201cLike everyone here has somehow shown their support in their own way. So, I appreciate that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cI\u2019m very thankful that the audience is embracing that, because it\u2019s my truth,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>KJ emphasized: \u201cI\u2019m not gonna not be honest about what I\u2019m going through, especially if it can help others.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He received an outpouring of support from his castmates, including Jesse \u2014 who teared up himself after KJ spoke.<\/p>\n<p>Part 2 of the <em>Summer House<\/em> Reunion special will air on June 2.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 2 minutes The long-awaited Summer House Reunion special is here. During Part 1 of the Season 10 special, there was more going on than the big show-down of exes (including ex-friends). KJ Dillard opened up about his mental health, his years of distracting himself, and how he ended up in the hospital. He told his castmates \u2014 and the audience \u2014 about his diagnosis, and about his lengthy recovery. At the \u2018Summer House\u2019 Reunion, KJ Dillard had some emotional updates. (Image Credit: Bravo) \u2018I actually had to go to the hospital for self-harm\u2019 During Part 1 of the Reunion, KJ revealed that he was hospitalized. 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