Scott Wolf's ex-wife, Kelley Wolf, is opening up about her mental health struggles, a year after the former couple's contentious divorce.
Kelley Wolf, who was arrested amid the high-profile split, apologized to the "Party of Five" alum and their family in an emotional Instagram post Friday, Aug. 28.
"Wow … I have taken about 100 deep breaths to write this," Kelley Wolf wrote. "How do I even start. It's been a year since I recognized what everyone around me could see: I was not well, and I needed help."
"The Real World: New Orleans" alum, who married Scott Wolf in May 2004, revealed the pair's separation in an Instagram post last June. While she did not specify the reason for their divorce, she said she was "stepping into a chapter of peace, freedom
and protection — with grace."
However, days later, Kelley Wolf shared on her Instagram story that she had been "taken against my will" following an incident with Utah police. "I have NO idea why or how this is happening in AMERICA," she wrote at the time. "This is one of the darkest things I've ever experienced."
The reality TV personality later posted a clip of the encounter, in which she appeared to be speaking to law enforcement officers.
The Utah County Sheriff's Office shared a press release on the matter at the time. Police said Kelley Wolf was transported to a local hospital after deputies learned that she had "made concerning comments to a family member."
Two months later, Kelley Wolf was detained at her rental home in Summit County, Utah, and arrested on charges of suspicion of electronic communication harassment and electronic disclosure of personal identifying information, according to People magazine. The arrest came after Kelley Wolf had reportedly made a series of hostile social media posts, which featured insults and allegations against various friends and family, including her ex-husband, Wolf.
Kelley Wolf was released 48 hours after her arrest, People reported at the time. As a condition of her release, the woman was ordered not to "consume any alcohol or narcotic drug or other controlled substance unless prescribed by a licensed medical practitioner," as well as "participate in inpatient or outpatient medical, behavior, psychological or psychiatric treatment."
Kelley Wolf opens up about 'drug-induced' psychosis: 'My brain had been hijacked'
In her Saturday Instagram post, Kelley Wolf said her behavior amid her divorce from Scott Wolf was later diagnosed as "breakthrough drug-induced mania with psychosis," a condition she said stemmed from "stress, past trauma, hormonal shifts and hallucinogens mixed with prescribed medications."
"I felt like my brain had been hijacked, and the world was moving at the speed of a freight train. It turns out that is exactly what happened, but I didn't know it," Kelley Wolf wrote. "I had no awareness of my actions. I was completely delusional, and it was hitting critical mass."
Mania − a state of heightened mood and activity − can occur "by chance association during drug treatment, particularly in patients predisposed to mood disorder," M. Peet and S. Peters previously wrote, per the National Library of Medicine.
In the throes of her alleged illness, Kelley Wolf said she "made accusations and did things that made me shudder."
"My husband of 20 years was taken through a nightmare that wouldn't even fly in a movie script; it was so brutal," she wrote of Scott Wolf. "The things I did, said, wrote and posted caused profound harm and were not based in truth or reality. And they caused pain I could never imagine to the people I love the most."
USA TODAY has reached out to Scott Wolf's representatives for comment.
Kelley Wolf, who shares three children with the actor, apologized to her family for her previous actions, writing, "Causing you pain and being the reason you suffered will haunt me for the rest of my life."
"It was my job to protect you, honor you and keep you safe, and I became the cause of your heartbreak. I am sorry," Kelley Wolf added. "You never gave up on me, and you fought like hell until you landed me in safe harbor. I owe you my life."
Kelley Wolf also thanked her supporters, who "offered support, love, encouragement and hope" amid her recovery.
"I will work hard to use this life to leave it better, to pay it forward and to never give up on the power of love," Kelley Wolf wrote.
If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, you can call the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Helpline at 1-800-662-HELP (4357).
Contributing: KiMi Robinson, USA TODAY
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