Jessika Power’s messy split with rapper Filip Poznanovic has made headlines over the last couple of weeks.
And on Friday, the former Married At First Sight star broke down as she candidly discussed her mental health struggles as a result of failed relationships in a series of Instagram posts.
The 29-year-old told her followers: ‘I have had rough relationships before, I have had things happen before.
Emotional: Jessika Power broke down in tears in a series of Instagram Story videos on Friday as she candidly discussed her mental health struggles
‘I think it’s important for us as women to be united and to talk about our experiences, and to talk about past trauma that we’ve gone through, and how we’ve dealt with it.
‘There are women out there who are going through the same thing and they can’t because they don’t know what to do,’ she said as she became emotional.
‘My heart breaks for them… its not fair for anyone to ever feel unsafe or anyone to feel like they can’t talk to somebody about it,’ she added.
Wiping away her tears, Jessika continued: ‘You should never feel worried about anything like that, you should never feel threatened by a man or woman.
Discussion: The former MAFS star said: ‘I think it’s important for us as women to be united and to talk about our experiences, and to talk about past trauma that we’ve gone through, and how we’ve dealt with it… I think it’s important for us as women to be united’
‘It’s not okay. Even if it’s not physical, it’s mental, it’s psychological, it damages people.’
The reality star-turned-influencer then revealed her plans to create a platform or podcast for women who have experienced similar struggles and issues with their relationships or in the work place.
Jessika noted that she wants to be able to help people not feel alone by sharing her past relationship experiences.
Impassioned: Wiping away her tears, Jessika continued, ‘You should never feel worried about anything like that, you should never feel threatened by a man or woman.’
She then revealed: ‘In the last few days I felt I just couldn’t even leave my house, it’s not okay, it’s not okay for anyone to feel like that.
‘And I will never let another woman feel like that ever again,’ she emphatically added.
Jessika’s emotional message comes after she recently revealed that she had developed agoraphobia.
Fears: Jessika’s emotional message comes after she recently revealed that she had developed agoraphobia. Last week she told her followers: ‘for a long time has been, I’ve been scared to leave the house. It’s like a phobia of leaving the house, the anxiety I get is just insane’
Last week, she told her social media followers: ‘My problem for a long time has been, I’ve been scared to leave the house. It’s like a phobia of leaving the house, the anxiety I get is just insane.’
Agoraphobia is a type of anxiety disorder in which a person is afraid to leave environments they consider to be safe, for fear of suffering a panic attack.
Jessika added that the problem flared up after spending long periods in the house while her then boyfriend, rapper Filip Poznanovic while he was recovering from a broken leg.
Former flame: Jessika added that the problem flared up after spending long periods in the house while her then boyfriend, rapper Filip Poznanovic while he was recovering from a broken leg.
The star added that she didn’t want to ‘bash’ her ex online, and that she did have the problem before they met.
‘He didn’t do this to me, this is all in my own head, it wasn’t his fault… I was a little like this before him as well, but it’s gotten worse. To even get myself out of my room sometimes I am too scared,’ she admitted.
Jessika said that she has been pushing herself to face going out more, and was meeting her father for lunch and going to get her nails done to try and overcome the anxiety.
Working on it: The star added that she didn’t want to ‘bash’ her ex online, and that she did have the problem before they met. Jessika added that she has been pushing herself to face going out more
The reality star announced her split earlier this month and in a statement to Daily Mail Australia, revealing she and Filip had mutually decided to part ways.
‘We were really good friends before we dated. It’s just been recent that we decided that we are better as friends,’ she said. ‘I’m sad, but that’s okay.’
Fil then gave his side of the story to Daily Mail Australia, claiming he was aware that Jessika was friends with several of her exes but ‘didn’t mind it’ and never became jealous during their relationship.
‘I’m sad, but that’s okay’: The reality star announced her split earlier this month and in a statement to Daily Mail Australia, revealing she and Filip had mutually decided to part ways