RHOC’s Tamra Judge announces that she had her first therapy session, and received a diagnosis

On today’s episode of Two Ts in a Pod, host Tamra Judge announced that she had her first therapy session, where she was diagnosed as on the spectrum. The term “spectrum” refers to Autism Spectrum Disorder, or ASD. Speaking to cohost Teddi Mellencamp, Judge became very emotional as she described that she has a really hard time processing things, and a lot of “sensory issues, sound, light, touch”, and that her biggest problem is working through the traumas she has had in her life. Judge said she thought she grew up in a family that didn’t have a lot of empathy or love, and that she was just a person who saw things in black and white. She said she has always had a hard time with emotions and empathy, and “feeling other people’s feelings”.

Mellencamp told Judge that she can continue using her diagnosis to elevate herself in a positive way, and that she doesn’t have to change who she is and to remember how much she is loved and appreciated. Judge discussed how she has social anxiety and uses alcohol while filming to get through the anxiety, which causes her guard to be down and suppressed things to come out. She said that she sees things very black and white and when someone is wrong, she “needs to expose them”. She said “honestly it has to do with not having control in my previous marriage and the trauma from that”.

Judge also referenced something “big” that happened the night before, not to do with her marriage, but she said it made this the perfect time to go to the therapy appointment. Mellencamp commended Judge for putting in the work and getting help, and reminded her that everyone is just doing the best they can.