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Bella Hadid Opened Up About Her Mental Health In Heartfelt Instagram Post

"Sometimes it just seems easier to live within your sadness rather than talk about it" - by Isabelle Truman
  • 14 Oct 2019
Bella Hadid Opened Up About Her Mental Health In Heartfelt Instagram Post

Bella Hadid may be one of the world's biggest supermodels, but that doesn't mean she doesn't have bad days just like everyone else. The 23-year-old took to Instagram over the weekend to open up about her mental health, saying that it is "something that I have been dealing with for a few years" and thanking her friends and family for helping her to get to a better place.

Bella, who opened up last year about suffering anxiety attacks at the beginning of her career, went on to remind her followers that social media is just a highlight reel, saying, "The happiness we create online while being sad in real life makes no sense, but sometimes it just seems easier to live within your sadness rather than talk about it."

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"Don’t feel pressured by things online...if you don’t want to get out of bed, don’t. If you want to cancel plans, cancel them. Being kind and protective to yourself and your energy is something I’ve learned to be helpful," she continued.

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I wanted to say thank you so much for all the birthday wishes. You have no idea how much it means to me reading each message.💛 Yesterday was mental health awareness day. A struggle that I know a majority of us have dealt with in the past or dealing with currently. And if not, you probably know someone who is.. something that I have been dealing with for a few years but finally at a point where it doesn't consume me as much as before. still have bad days along with the good, but grateful and proud of myself to be in the place that I am today, going into my 23rd year of life. with that being said , I would like to add that everything you see online or through social media is not always what it seems..the happiness we create online while being sad in real life makes no sense, but sometimes it just seems easier to live within your sadness rather than talk about it. if it wasn't for the people closest to me, I probably would have still been in that place, and for that, I am forever thankful to them...don't feel pressured by things online...if you don't want to get out of bed, don't. If you want to cancel plans, cancel them. Being kind and protective to yourself and your energy is something I've learned to be helpful. When the world feels like it is collapsing around you, you are allowed to ask for help... you do not have to deal w/ your mental state alone. We need to spread love and allow love in. Be kind ! To the people around you! strangers! everyone!.be aware! the moments that we have are singular and you will never know the struggle or the pain of another person until you are in their shoes. so reach out n ask. We all need love&support and if you can be the one to bring somebody happiness or a calmness that they can't find in themselves, please be that person..You never know how much your words or just a smile can change someone's day n even yours as well.If you are reading this and feel like there's no light at the end of the tunnel... there is ... and I see you ! You are strong , you are good enough and you DESERVE to be happy!!I am going to write a new morning mantra right now and you should too! I love all of you out there so much! Sending a big virtual hug

The rest of her post reads in full:

"When the world feels like it is collapsing around you, you are allowed to ask for help... you do not have to deal w/ your mental state alone. We need to spread love and allow love in. Be kind ! To the people around you! strangers! everyone! Be aware! the moments that we have are singular and you will never know the struggle or the pain of another person until you are in their shoes. so reach out n ask.

We all need love&support and if you can be the one to bring somebody happiness or a calmness that they can't find in themselves, please be that person..You never know how much your words or just a smile can change someone’s day n even yours as well. If you are reading this and feel like there’s no light at the end of the tunnel... there is ... and I see you ! You are strong , you are good enough and you DESERVE to be happy!!I am going to write a new morning mantra right now and you should too!"

Bella's sister Gigi and mum Yolanda commented on the post expressing their love, while her followers thanked her for her honesty.

This article originally appeared on InStyle Australia

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Isabelle Truman is a freelance writer based out of London, UK. She specialises in fashion, lifestyle and travel and knows a thing or two (read: everything) about both Meghan Markle and 'Sex and the City'.

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