Collin Gosselin Recalls Being Institutionalized Twice by Mom Kate Gosselin Amid Claims of Behavioral Issues: ‘Does More Damage’

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His side of the story. For the first time, Collin Gosselin candidly addressed his time at various institutions, revealing how the experience ended his relationship with mom Kate Gosselin.Collin, 18, recalled being placed into the Fairmont Behavioral Health Institute after his mother claimed he required assistance for his “special needs” in 2016.“It was definitely hard, like, not being in the media to kind of explain everything ’cause, you know, I wanted to take time for myself and I wasn’t able to give the truthful answers,” he told Entertainment Tonight on Monday, November 28. “I mean, there were just things out there, you know, not my words — other people’s words.

It was tough, but, you know, it’s good now to be able to put my own word out there.”According to Collin, his time in two different institutions affected his mental health. “Institution — [it was a] scary place, but I learned a lot about myself,” he added on Monday. “I was in a dark place mentally.

I think being in a place like that does more damage than it helps you.”He continued: “I spent my 13th and 14th birthday there, so I was young.

I didn’t have a lot of life skills. I didn’t really know even what to expect, what to think of being there at the time, so I was hopeless and, you know, I figured out how to write to my dad and that was kind of one thing that kind of helped me mentally figure out that there was a way out of there in fact.”Collin recalled how that time caused him to cut ties with his mom, saying, “After being there, I didn’t have a relationship with her.