TEEN Mom Maci Bookout opened up about feeling "disconnected" from her "emotions" and marital struggles during the show's reunion special as she fought back tears.

The young mom's relationship issues with her husband Taylor McKinney played out on the latest season of the reality show.

Ahead of Part 2 of the reunion special, the Teen Mom Instagram page shared a clip from Maci's sit-down with Dr. Drew.

The interview began with the 30-year-old discussing her relationship with her eldest son Bentley.

"If I'm being honest it hasn't really improved," Maci confessed about her bond with the 13-year-old.

She went on to explain that she realized she was acting "selfish" and has an "unhealthy relationship with emotion."

The TV star began to fight back tears as she got vulnerable about her feelings of "homesickness" and fears of being alone.

"I wasn't home by myself so when I was alone, I wasn't comfortable, and I needed that to change. But because I disconnected all emotions, I didn't know who I was. So it was scary, so I didn't feel safe alone," she continued.

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Maci got emotional saying: "I'm trying not to shut down," as Dr. Drew handed her a tissue.

He then asked the mom-of-three what triggered the feelings of "homesickness," to which she revealed they began after her miscarriage.

In 2017, during an episode of Teen Mom OG, Maci revealed they had miscarried their third child together – a girl they had called Dandelion.

"I just love the human I am now. I'm not a robot," Maci declared through tears.

The MTV star explained how she feels now since coming to terms with her emotions revealing: "I'm present instead of possessive. I'm here, I'm present and it's beautiful and it's fine."

MARITAL STRUGGLES

The conversation then shifted towards Maci's marital issues as her husband Taylor, 32, joined her on stage.

"We lived a good life, I'm just glad I got him. He's wonderful," Maci said before turning towards her husband adding, "You're wonderful."

"Sometimes we fight over the most ridiculous stuff," Taylor joked

Dr. Drew asked the couple about their reasoning behind attending therapy together, to which both agreed to be lack of "communication" and "prioritizing" one another.

Maci then revealed how vital intimacy is to her in a relationship, adding "it's my love language."

"I don't need you to tell me I'm pretty and say 'thank you.' Like, just grab my a** and give me a kiss on the cheek, we're good," she explained.

The reality star later addressed her feelings about Taylor's close relationship with her teenage son who she previously called the "Benny Thief."

"It was kind of weird because I'm like, I don't know if this is natural way of feeling and I just kind of always to myself would just be like 'just be thankful that they have a relationship.'"

"Sometimes it's like 'just stop and be thankful,' but then at the same time Bentley is just getting older and it's one of those ya know there's certain things he doesn't want to talk to me about," she added.

"I think I like overthought it."

Maci and Taylor tied the knot in 2016, and share two kids together: Jayde, six, and Maverick, five.

SLEEPY DINNER DATE

Despite once being one of the strongest couples in the Teen Mom franchise, fans have recently watched the pair experience marital troubles.

During the season finale of Teen Mom OG, the couple tried to get the spark back in their marriage by going on a romantic dinner date.

The segment kicked off with Maci and Taylor sitting down at a swanky eatery and eating their appetizer.

Taylor commented: "Ain't it weird how oddly quiet it is."

Maci replied: "'Cause I don't have to get up and get somebody some water or yell at somebody for chewing with their mouth open."

After Taylor loudly bit into his food, she said: "I'm gonna need earplugs for you eating that toast."

Her husband shot back: "There's no soft, silent way to eat those."

He then accidentally dropped a piece on the table, to which Maci murmured: "Bless your heart."

Following an awkward silence, Taylor said: "Thought this was going to be a relaxing dinner."

Maci responded by leaning forward and resting her head on both arms on the table, declaring: "I'm going to go to bed."

'MAKING DECISIONS'

The couple hinted at more problems in their relationship during the previous episode.

During the episode, the star was ripped for yelling at Taylor after he asked a friend to pick their daughter Jayde up from school while Maci was sick in bed.

She later confronted Taylor, explaining that she didn’t like him “making decisions about the kids” without her.

When Taylor asked how he should have handled the situation differently, she responded: “Next time when you have something to do, especially with our kids, either don’t do it or run it by me first."

Part 2 of the reunion special airs on Tuesday at 8/7c EST on MTV.

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