Taylor Armstrong Admits To Drinking To Cope, Using Alcohol As A "Crutch"

Taylor Armstrong's Real Housewives of Beverly Hills costars, including Kim and Kyle Richards, approached her during season three after her drinking appeared to have become a problem. Although she appeared to take the news as constructive criticism at the time, seeing her on the currently airing Couple's Therapy seemed to hint that she hasn't changed. And during a new interview on Bethenny, Taylor opened up about her issues with alcohol.

"When I was on Beverly Hills, especially after the suicide I found myself drinking to cope," she admitted to host Bethenny Frankel. "I was at home, stuck at home and I was like oh, one glass of wine makes me feel better, two makes me feel a lot better but three I don't have to think of stuff going on in my life. It definitely because a crutch for me."

During episode two of Couple's Therapy, Taylor went off on a drunken rant about her costar, former Teen Mom star Farrah Abraham, saying that Farrah thinks she's "the biggest star on the planet," and complaining about the sub-par living situations in their cast house.

In response to her outburst, Taylor credits alcohol and a buildup from previous incidents for causing her to act out in the way she did.

"This particular night was totally different, I was just drinking shots and bowling and all of a sudden I was really drunk and angry and I was angry about a lot of things," she said. "I have a tendency to hold everything inside, which is something we have worked on, I will hold, hold, hold, shut down, shut down, shut down until the lid blows off."

For more of Taylor Armstrong, tune in to Couple's Therapy every Thursday night at 9/8c on VH1.