Alex Reid has admitted that he is having therapy, to help him deal with the negative aspects of fame. We suspect that he and his therapist also chat a lot about how emasculated he feels whilst living with controlling Katie Price.

Saying that he needs the treatment to help him calm down when “everyone is attacking us”, Alex admitted that Emotional Freedom Technique helps him achieve a more positive outlook on life.

The cagefighter told The Sun: “I’m pacing myself more and have a deeper connection with Kate as I feel more positive influences are rubbing off on her.”

He added: “My therapist’s work has allowed me to not only be myself, but to cultivate my nature and be proud of who I really am.

“I am eternally grateful for that because it’s so easy to get lost in everything that’s going on.”

However a friend of Alex says that he has been driven to therapy, after months of being treated like a doormat by Katie price.

A pal told Heat:

“Alex used to be the most confident guy around, to the point of being a bit arrogant. He was pretty full of himself, but he was a good laugh.

“He would never stand for anyone making a mug of him. But since he met Jordan, that seems to have changed. He’s turned into a doormat. He’s being walked over.”

They added: “He’s not the bloke he used to be. He’s totally changed. This EFT thing is bonkers. He would never have gone near anything like that before. If he had a problem, he’d deal with it.

“But he’s obviously not coping. It’s not the Alex I knew. Alex was loyal and had a tight group of friends. He’d deal with whatever was thrown at him.

“Since he met Jordan, he’s lost the plot. I don’t know what’s going on, but I know he’s totally changed. And if he’s resorting to therapy, then it’s obviously not for the better.”