"Needs to talk to a therapist"— The Real Housewives of Orange County fans react to Emily crying while talking to Heather

Episode 13 or season 18 of The Real Housewives of Orange County revisited Emily and Heather's argument from episode 12. While in conversation with Shannon and Katie, Heather asked for the reality stars' opinions on the matter.

Meanwhile, Emily spoke to Gina about the same and said that the argument was "psychologically triggering" for her because of her past. Emily stated she didn't want to speak to Heather about it, and at Shannon's Tea Party, she denied the cast member's request to have a private conversation about their issues. However, upon Heather's insistence, she reluctantly agreed.

During the conversation, Emily emotionally explained her point of view and admitted that she knew Heather didn't do anything intentionally. However, she wanted the cast members to understand where she was coming from.

Fans of The Real Housewives of Orange County season 18 reacted to the conversation online and were critical of Emily's behavior towards Heather. One person wrote on X:

"Emily and her fluffy issues is getting annoying. She needs to talk to a therapist. This isn’t on Heather."

"I’m over the girls trying to crucify Heather for being Heather. Emily you don’t have compassion for any of the ladies but you expect them to have compassion for you in regards to your past traumas long before you were on the show. Oh and stop crying," a fan commented.

"Emily, you should’ve talked to Heather as friends from jump! If I was Heather, I wouldn’t want to talk to you, too! You keep wanting to have a problem with Heather and it’s annoying!" a tweet read.

Fans of The Real Housewives of Orange County wondered how Heather was supposed to know her "triggers":

"I am so over Emily. She has such a loud, nasty personality. It is not up to Heather yo make you feel good about yourself, that's your job. By some miracle she is supposed to know your triggers," a person wrote.

"Emily is projecting her insecurities onto heather and she has been doing it for a couple of seasons now. girl, go work on that self-esteem and leave heather’s name out of your mouth," a fan commented.

"there’s nothing Heather could have done differently to make Emily feel better about that fashion show! Excluding Emily, giving her a smaller size dress and/or telling her NOT to bring her own jeans would have been worse so this issue is all Emily’s & she’s projecting!" a tweet read.

Some of The Real Housewives of Orange County season 18 fans defended Emily:

"Heather can't understand that Emily did try to speak to her, but HD got defensive and shut her down. Emily was triggered. It happens sometimes, and she was just trying to be seen. Heather needs to get a grip," a person wrote.

"Okay, Heather I love you but once Emily said “no” it is not the time to talk. That should’ve been respected. Just like you want your boundaries respected," a fan commented.

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Emily and Heather come to an understanding in The Real Housewives of Orange County season 18 episode 13

In The Real Housewives of Orange County season 18 episode 13, Heather and Emily had a private conversation about their issues. Emily explained to the RHOC star that she was excited about Heather's fashion show. She told her beforehand that she was about to get upset since it was "very triggering" for her.

She told Heather she felt "badly" seeing two dresses hanging side by side, the smaller being for Alexis. She listed some other instances, such as being asked to wear an oversized jacket and being the only cast member asked to bring jeans.

The two resolved their issues as Heather explained she didn't want to make Emily feel anything other than "fabulous."

Fans of The Real Housewives of Orange County reacted to the conversation and were critical of Emily's behavior.

The Real Housewives of Orange County will return to screens next week with a brand new episode on Bravo.