Bachelorette’s Carlin Sterritt admits break-up with Angie Kent has ‘taken a toll’

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Carlin Sterritt has revealed his recent break-up with Angie Kent has ‘taken a toll’ on him while discussing his battle with anxiety.

The actor – who confirmed his split from the former Bachelorette at the beginning of the month – shared his struggle on his Instagram Stories on Wednesday, saying he was ready to ‘heal’ after attempting to distract himself from the pain of the break-up.

The 30-year-old also went on to reveal he was ready to take on his problems by ‘not beating himself up about it’ and ‘thinking about all the positives in his life.’ 

Candid: Carlin Sterritt has revealed his recent break-up with Angie Kent has ‘taken a toll’ on him while discussing his battle with anxiety

Taking to social media while sitting stationary in his car, Carlin detailed his plight, saying: ‘I’m stressed, and I can’t put it down to one thing.

‘I’m figuring out that it’s important to be honest with myself. I’m just like, okay “you’ve got anxiety, and you’re stressed. It’s okay to feel that and not beat myself up about it.”

‘I just need to to take myself out of my head and focus on breathing, and think about the positive things that I have in my life, and to not let it overwhelm me.’

Carlin continued: ‘This is just me coming on here and being honest with myself, and I just want someone else [going through the same thing] to accept how you’re feeling, and not beat yourself up about it.’

Struggles: The actor - who confirmed his split from the former Bachelorette [pictured] at the beginning of the month - said he was ready to 'heal' after attempting to distract himself from the pain of the break-up

Struggles: The actor – who confirmed his split from the former Bachelorette [pictured] at the beginning of the month – said he was ready to ‘heal’ after attempting to distract himself from the pain of the break-up

Tackling the issues: The 30-year-old also went on to reveal he was ready to take on his problems by 'not beating himself up about it' and 'thinking about all the positives in his life'

Tackling the issues: The 30-year-old also went on to reveal he was ready to take on his problems by ‘not beating himself up about it’ and ‘thinking about all the positives in his life’

The reality star then spoke candidly about his new single status: ‘Having gone through a break-up… it definitely takes a toll on you. 

‘You try and hide those feelings and try to distract yourself but you do need to feel it and you do need to heal and be real with yourself and your emotions.’

This comes after Carlin’s ex Angie shared a cryptic post on Instagram about the ‘problem’ with men 

Speaking of his new single status, Carlin said: 'You try and hide those feelings and try to distract yourself but you do need to feel it and you do need to heal and be real with yourself and your emotions'

Speaking of his new single status, Carlin said: ‘You try and hide those feelings and try to distract yourself but you do need to feel it and you do need to heal and be real with yourself and your emotions’

Help: Offering advice to others, Carlin continued: 'I just want someone else [going through the same thing] to accept how you're feeling, and not beat yourself up about it'

Help: Offering advice to others, Carlin continued: ‘I just want someone else [going through the same thing] to accept how you’re feeling, and not beat yourself up about it’

The 30-year-old’s post, which was a screenshot of a tweet by someone else, read: ‘I say this in my classes: The problem isn’t men, it’s patriarchy.’ 

It went on to discuss various political issues: ‘The problem isn’t white people, it’s white supremacy. The problem isn’t straight people, it’s homophobia.

‘Recognize systems of oppression before letting individual defensiveness paralyze you from dismantling them.’

The post comes after Angie revealed the couple, who met on last year’s season on The Bachelorette, called it quits because their ‘values didn’t align’.

Cryptic: This comes after Carlin's ex Angie (pictured) shared a cryptic Instagram post about the 'problem' with men

Cryptic: This comes after Carlin’s ex Angie (pictured) shared a cryptic Instagram post about the ‘problem’ with men

What does it mean? The 30-year-old's post, which was a screen shot of a Tweet, read: 'I say this in my classes: The problem isn't men, it's patriarchy'

What does it mean? The 30-year-old’s post, which was a screen shot of a Tweet, read: ‘I say this in my classes: The problem isn’t men, it’s patriarchy’

Speaking to The Daily Telegraph, Angie said: ‘Chemistry doesn’t always equal compatibility. We gave it our all and it didn’t work out.’ 

Angie continued: ‘Our values didn’t align. Both Carlin and I will never give personal details.’ 

‘Out of respect for Carlin I will not reveal the personal workings of our relationship.’   

Over: Angie and Carlin (left) finally confirmed they ended their relationship on Wednesday

Over: Angie and Carlin (left) finally confirmed they ended their relationship on Wednesday

Speaking to The Daily Telegraph, Angie said: 'Chemistry doesn't always equal compatibility. We gave it our all and it didn't work out'

 Speaking to The Daily Telegraph, Angie said: ‘Chemistry doesn’t always equal compatibility. We gave it our all and it didn’t work out’

‘We have not wanted to confirm until this point because there have been much bigger issues going on in the world and we’ve both been taking space to think about what we really want,’ Angie wrote in a post on Instagram Stories. 

The reality star added: ‘Matters of the heart are extremely difficult and I’m sad to say that Carlin and I have broken up.’   

She said she wished her fitness trainer ex ‘nothing but the best’, and apologised to the fans who were invested in their TV romance. 

The reality star added: 'Matters of the heart are extremely difficult and I'm sad to say that Carlin and I have broken up'

The reality star added: ‘Matters of the heart are extremely difficult and I’m sad to say that Carlin and I have broken up’