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Alex Bowen opened up about his mental health struggles on Thursday morning.
The reality star, 31, who is working to raise awareness of men's mental health after losing his best friend Joe Richards to suicide in November, shared a candid post on his Instagram the morning after posting a video of his visit to Birmingham Mind.
He revealed that he was feeling 'anxious, sick and sad' when he woke up and was unsure why, wondering if it was because he spoke about Joe, but added that he felt better after speaking to wife Olivia, encouraging others to talk to a loved one.
Candid: Alex Bowen opened up about his mental health struggles on Thursday morning (pictured in October) and admitted he was feeling 'anxious and sick and just sad'
Support: The star admitted he felt better after speaking to wife Olivia about how he was feeling (pictured earlier this month together in London)
He wrote on his Instagram story: 'Don't normally post things like this but what I'm aiming to do is help men speak out and if I don't just seems hypocritical.
'This morning I woke up thought I was okay then driving to the gym felt very anxious and sick and just felt sad if I'm honest and I wanted to burst into tears.
'I had no clue why I spoke to Liv and told her and said maybe posting about Joe last night triggered some stored emotions and I just needed to let it out.
'I kept thinking about weird stuff kinda like catastrophic thinking like something bad is gonna happen. I got to the gym trained and I feel a little better.
'Honestly if you feel down just speak to a loved one.'
Honest: He wrote on his Instagram story 'Don't normally post things like this but what I'm aiming to do is help men speak out and if I don't just seems hypocritical'
It comes after Alex revealed in December that he had begun a new challenge to raise money for men's mental health and suicide prevention as a tribute to Joe.
The TV personality described the grieving process as 'one of the hardest things I've ever had to go through'.
Keeping his Instagram followers updated on the challenge, the former Love Island star announced the challenge, which sees him complete a series of physical challenges over the next few months, building up to one large one in May.
'It's one the hardest things I've ever had to go through': Alex Bowen detailed his struggle with grief on Wednesday while revealing he has started a charity challenge as a tribute to his late best friend Joe
Sharing a video detailing charity venture, Alex explained that he will be fundraising for
