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The bulk of Tuesday night\u2019s Summer House reunion<\/a> was dedicated to the ongoing West-Manda scandal<\/a> and the accompanying fallout. Between the spats, though, we got to hear from freshman castmate KJ Dillard, who talked about his tight-knit family with Ciara Miller and Mia Calabrese and revealed that he had gone through \u201csome heavy stuff mentally\u201d last fall.<\/p>\n \u201cI actually had to go to the hospital for self-harm,\u201d Dillard told Andy Cohen. \u201cI was there for a week. Mia and Ciara were there almost every day.\u201d<\/p>\n Following his hospitalization, Dillard said he went into recovery for several months and was diagnosed with borderline personality disorder (BPD). \u201cI got to focus on myself; I needed that,\u201d Dillard said of his time off, adding that he\u2019s \u201cgrateful\u201d to the Bravo audience for embracing his story. He has since been in therapy and is on medication to help manage his day-to-day symptoms.<\/p>\n \u201cMy whole life, I distracted myself and ran away from my issues instead of facing them head-on,\u201d he said through tears. \u201cI\u2019m grateful that I\u2019m here alive because I could have not been.\u201d<\/p>\n Dillard got a shoulder squeeze from castmate Carl Radke while sharing, and Jesse Solomon, who was seated directly next to Dillard, held back tears as he commended Dillard for his bravery. Hugging his friend, Solomon said, \u201cI feel for you.\u201d<\/p>\n Stay in touch.<\/p>\n The latest in style, self, culture, and power in your inbox.<\/p>\n Vox Media, LLC Terms and Privacy Notice<\/p>\n