Bella Hadid has been praised for bravely opening up about her mental-health struggles in a candid Instagram post, sharing a series of close-up photos of herself in tears.
The 25-year-old supermodel said she was inspired to publicly share her experience with anxiety and depression after watching a video of her friend Willow Smith speaking candidly about her own insecurities.
"I Love you and your words. It made me feel a little less alone and that's why I'd like to post this," she wrote in the caption, addressing Smith directly.
She then transcribed Smith's words in the video, writing: "That feeling of thinking that you're good enough or being insecure about your art- is natural- but at the same time, I feel like it's taught. All humans are different, every single human has something so special and unique to offer."
Per BBC, she went on: "People forget that everyone is basically feeling the same way: lost, confused, not really sure why they're here. That anxiety, like, everyone is feeling that - and trying to cover it up in some way.
"We're gonna come together in our flaws. In our insecurities, in our joy, in our happiness, and accept it all as beautiful and natural. "
Hadid then shared her own personal story alongside several photos of herself crying.
"This is pretty much my every day, every night For a few years now," the model told her 47 million Instagram followers.
"Social media is not real. For anyone struggling, please remember that. Sometimes all you've gotta hear is that you're not alone. So from me to you, you're not alone. I love you, I see you, and I hear you.
"Self-help and mental illness/chemical imbalance is not linear and it is almost like a flowing rollercoaster of obstacles… it has its ups and downs, and side to sides," she wrote.
Hadid went on to say that "there is always light at the end of the tunnel," although it's been challenging for her to remember that "it does get better."
"I've had enough breakdowns and burnouts to know this: if you work hard enough on yourself, spending time alone to understand your traumas, triggers, joys, and routine, you will always be able to understand or learn more about your own pain and how to handle it. Which is all that you can ask of yourself. Anyways," she wrote.
She finished by saying that it feels "harder and harder to not share my truth" on her account. "Thank you for seeing me and thank you for listening. I love you."