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After suffering panic attacks and hitting rock bottom after refusing to choose a wife in the finale of Season 11 of "The Bachelor," Brad Womack was once again looking for love on the ABC reality show Monday night. Read on for the spoiler-filled recap!

He recalled the dark moments he faced after rejecting both Jenni Croft and DeAnna Pappas. "When I got back [home] to Austin, I was alone," Brad remembered. "I watched the finale and I [felt] like a jerk. … I started to think, 'What's wrong with me?'"

Brad sought therapy, and analyzed his fear of commitment, realizing it stemmed from his childhood. He explained that his father let him down "more times [than he could] count." But he vowed to let himself be vulnerable, and, after apologizing to Jenni and Deanna, decided to give a field of 25 beautiful ladies a shot at vying for his heart once more.

But if he thought it would be easy the second time around, he was set straight by Bachelorette No. 1, as the first lady out of the limo slapped him across the face, saying it was a gift "from every woman in America." Indeed, as he got to know the women, they grilled him relentlessly, wondering if he was truly ready to find love. "This group of women is tough… this group is not pulling a single punch," Brad noted.

"I get a really nervous vibe from him, like he's like, the villain," one lady commented to another.

The field of female contenders included a dentist, a funeral director, a nanny, a "manscaper" who waxes men's hair, a model named Madison who wears fangs, and a hospital event planner who lost her fiancé in a plane crash, only to find out she was pregnant days later.

The ladies who will return to woo Brad next week are Ashley S., who received the first impression rose, along with Michelle, Kimberly, Madison, Emily, Raichel, Keltie, Ashley H., Meghan, Lisa M., Lindsay, Alli, Sarah P., Marissa, Britt, Stacey, Shawntel, Jackie, Melissa and Chantal.

"The Bachelor" airs Monday nights on ABC.