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Prince Harry discussed how he urged his family to have therapy during his interview with trauma expert Dr Gabor Maté last night.
The Duke of Sussex, 38, fielded questions from Dr Maté during what was described as an 'intimate conversation' about 'living with loss and personal healing'.
During the conversation, which opened with the royal insisting that he does not see himself as a victim, he said that he 'did the thing of trying to encourage everyone' in his family to have therapy.
Harry explained: 'I suddenly realised that I'd learnt a new language.
And the people that I was surrounded by seemed to me that they didn't speak that language.
'So I actually felt more pushed aside and then I actually said to my therapist "okay, I've got a problem.'
Prince Harry (pictured) said he urged the rest of the Royal Family to have therapy during his 'intimate conversation' last night with Gabor Mate
He continued: 'This is working for me, and I'm starting to...go back to the point of trauma and be able to unravel and unpack everything so that I can now live a truly authentic life and be genuinely happy and be a better dad for my kids.
'But at the same time I'm I'm finally feeling more and more distant with my loved ones and my family.'
The royal has spoken out before about the therapy he has undertaken. He started to see a therapist after 'total chaos' in his late 20s, before undergoing a further five year analysis after meeting Meghan.
Since moving to the US in 2020, Harry has experimented with different styles, including EMDR therapy, which aims to help someone come to terms with trauma.
In his and Meghan's explosive Netflix documentary, which was released last December, the couple could also be seen taking part in an emotional guided meditation exercise.
Harry's foray into getting professional help began in his late 20s, when he first saw a 'counsellor' at the age of 28, or in around 2014, because he felt 'on the verge of punching someone' and faced anxiety on royal engagements.
The 38-year-old royal said he 'suddenly realised that [he'd] learnt a new language' after doing therapy - and that his family did not speak that same language
In an April 2017 interview with Bryony Gordon at the Daily Telegraph, Harry said it was only then that he began to address the trauma that had left him 'very close to a complete breakdown on numerous occasions', although Prince William had encouraged him to seek help prior to this point.
At the time of the interview - some nine months after he and Meghan started dating - Harry said he was in a 'good place'.
It's not clear when his therapy came to an end, but it appears there was a break in his sessions before he met his wife Meghan.
In a series of candid interviews with Oprah Winfrey for the Apple+ series The Me You Can't See, which was released in 2021, Harry recalled how Meghan suggested that he start seeing a therapist after they had an argument in the early days of their relationship.
Harry explained the trauma of his mother's death when he was just 12-years-old led him to use alcohol and drugs to 'mask' his emotions and to 'feel less like I was feeling'.
He also said he experienced burnout in his late 20s as a result of a 'hectic' royal engagement schedule and suffered 'severe anxiety and panic attacks' until the age of 32, roughly around the same time he met Meghan.
'I knew that if I didn't do the therapy and fix myself that I was going to lose this woman who I could see myself spending the rest of my life with,' he told Oprah.
He has now done therapy for 'four and a bit, five years'.
Prince Harry (pictured, right) claimed in Spare that his older brother Prince William (pictured, left) was worried that his therapist was 'brainwashing' him
However, according to Prince Harry's memoir Spare, his family has not been totally onboard with all of the therapy he has undertaken.
The 38-year-old royal claimed in his memoirs that Prince William believed he was being 'brainwashed' by the therapist he was seeing.
The Duke of Sussex says his sibling was so worried about what he was being exposed to at his confidential sessions that he even asked to come along to one.
Harry also accuses William of believing 'I was unwell, which meant I was unwise' as he made plans to leave Royal duties for a new life abroad.
The Duke also says he tried to patch up their relationship with a joint therapy session, telling William it would 'be good for you.
Good for us', but says William did not take up the offer.
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