In addition to being one of the most famous supermodels in the world and a Fashion Icon in her own right, Bella Hadid is also an outspoken mental health advocate. Not only has she previously opened up about her lifelong struggle with anxiety, but she has also gotten candid about her relationship with alcoholcreating his own brand of non-alcoholic beverages Kin Euphorics.
Now, in her latest cover interview, she spoke at length about her experience navigating mental health in the fashion industry and struggling with dissociation from a young age.
“Growing up, I thought it was normal for me to have this chronic anxiety and this dissociation, crying every day and not knowing who I was,” she said. ID. “Whether it’s eating disorders or smoking a pack of Marlboros since I was fourteen, I’m like, ‘Oh, this is what all the kids are doing.'”
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According to the mental health charity Mind, dissociation (also written as “dissociation”) can be described as a feeling of disconnection; “If you dissociate, you may feel disconnected from yourself and the world around you. For example, you may feel detached from your body or feel like the world around you is unreal.” Dissociation is one of the ways the brain responds to trauma and stress, with periods of dissociation lasting anywhere from a few hours to days or even weeks and months.
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Bella then shared how her mental health issues and dissociative periods became more severe when she entered the fashion industry. “During that part of my life, I was so out of it, disassociating myself so much… I was so confused by what people saw of me. I still, even now, see comments on Instagram when I’m sitting on the couch and I’m like , ‘They are talking about me?’ I don’t understand how I’ve gotten to this point where people appreciate my work or know who I am.”
However, he noted that his early problems are now being helped through mental health treatment, specifically counseling. “I realized that maybe it was me trying to figure out why I felt that way. And really, all I needed was therapy.”
We are sending love and kindness to Bella on her mental health journey.
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