{"id":6963,"date":"2026-06-26T14:45:37","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T14:45:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/bella-hadid-shares-severe-isolation-and-depression-battle-as-chronic-illness-flares-up\/"},"modified":"2026-06-26T14:45:37","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T14:45:37","slug":"bella-hadid-shares-severe-isolation-and-depression-battle-as-chronic-illness-flares-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/bella-hadid-shares-severe-isolation-and-depression-battle-as-chronic-illness-flares-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Bella Hadid shares &#8216;severe isolation and depression&#8217; battle as chronic illness flares up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F06%2Fbella-depressed.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Bella Hadid is navigating \u201csevere isolation and depression\u201d while <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/09\/18\/celebrity-news\/yolanda-hadid-shares-heartbreaking-pics-of-daughter-bellas-paralyzing-lyme-disease-fight\/\">battling chronic illness<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The model opened up about her mental health \u201chardships\u201d in a lengthy Instagram Story statement on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wish it wasn\u2019t so intimidating and difficult to explain the pain \/ exhaustion \/ fatigue \/ anxiety \/ brain fog \/ insecurities that come with chronic illness \/ co-infections \/ mental health trauma etc.,\u201d she told her followers.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Bella Hadid gave a tearful update on her chronic illness battle on Thursday.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>She wrote via Instagram about experiencing \u201csevere isolation and depression.\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>After describing what is \u201cimpossible [for others] to fully understand,\u201d the 29-year-old shared some bright spots in her day \u2014 a fuzzy poncho and gifts from a friend.<\/p>\n<p>Hadid, however, followed this up with a tearful selfie.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHaven\u2019t been able to shake off this flare up,\u201d she captioned the close-up shot. \u201cSlept 11 hours. Again\u2026 Took every protocol from any and every doctor I\u2019ve ever seen. Still nothing helping.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The model went on to share a couple bright spots from her tough time on Thursday.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>She gave her friends a sweet shoutout.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Hadid, who was \u201cout of breath walking to the kitchen,\u201d quipped that her \u201clast two\u201d brain cells were \u201cbeefing with each other.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She continued, \u201cI took a shower without fainting tho\u2026 so again, if you know you know \u2026 that felt like a really big accomplishment for me today.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hadid followed up the emotional uploads with an apology for \u201cstartling\u201d or \u201cworrying\u201d any of her fans with her \u201cjarring\u201d reality.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis truly is an every day, ebb and flow for me for the past 15 years,\u201d she clarified. \u201cI just had an overwhelming amount of emotion over not being able to do the things my mind is capable of setting, but my body is not capable of doing.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Hadid later apologized for the \u201cjarring\u201d social media upload.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cI\u2019m sorry if I startled anyone. \u2026 I\u2019m sorry if I worried anyone,\u201d the 29-year-old (pictured above on May 20) wrote. <span class=\"credit\">PSNEWZ\/SIPA\/Shutterstock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The post concluded, \u201cEvery day is a new day and tomorrow I\u2019m hoping for, God willing, a better one. I love you guys so much thank you for all of your support. I wasn\u2019t expecting it, but I\u2019m truly grateful. I love you guys so much.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hadid was diagnosed with Lyme disease as a teenager.<\/p>\n<p>She frequently gives insight into her years-long battle with the illness on social media \u2014 and <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/09\/17\/celebrity-news\/bella-hadid-posts-alarming-pics-from-hospital-bed\/\">posted alarming photos of herself at the hospital<\/a> last year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m sorry I always go MIA I love you guys,\u201d Hadid captioned the September 2025 Instagram carousel.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Hadid (pictured above in September 2025) was diagnosed with Lyme disease as a teenager.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Hadid (pictured above in May 2025) suffers alongside her mom and brother, who have the same disease. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Gigi Hadid shared her hope in the comments for her sister to feel \u201cas strong and good as [she] deserve[s],\u201d while their mom, Yolanda Hadid, dubbed Bella a \u201cLyme warrior.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During a <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2023\/08\/06\/bella-hadid-gives-health-update-amid-painful-battle-with-lyme-disease-not-giving-up-on-myself\/\">2023 hospitalization<\/a>, Bella wrote that being \u201csad and sick with the most blessings \/ privilege \/ opportunity \/ love around [her] was quite possibly the most confusing thing ever.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Yolanda, who <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2015\/10\/09\/bella-and-anwar-hadid-have-lyme-disease\/\">revealed Bella\u2019s Lyme disease struggles<\/a> in 2015, also <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2016\/08\/24\/yolanda-hadid-undergoes-surgery-to-combat-lyme-disease\/\">suffers from the illness<\/a>, as does her son, Anwar Hadid.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/26\/celebrity-news\/bella-hadid-shares-severe-isolation-and-depression-battle-as-chronic-illness-flares-up\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bella Hadid is navigating \u201csevere isolation and depression\u201d while battling chronic illness. 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