Amelia Grey Hamlin got open and honest with her fans on social media this weekend, revealing her struggles with not only anorexia, but Hashimoto’s disease too.
“Last year at this time there was no doubt that I was not okay,” the 16-year-old model shared with a slideshow showing her body now, versus before. “Not only physically but also mentally. I feel like sometimes people forget that just because your job involves being in front of the camera, doesn’t mean you can’t have bad days. We’re human. All of us.”
She continued, “Instead of people ever commenting on my mental stability, people commented on my weight. Usually, when people are struggling with an eating disorder it stems from your mind, and your body is a reflection of it. I could go on and on about that time of my life, but the most important part about it was waking up one morning and deciding to stop sabotaging myself.”
Amelia joins many other celebs in talking openly about their eating disorder past including Dove Cameron, Troian Bellisario, Demi Lovato and more.
She also opened up about her Hashimoto’s disease, a thyroid condition, diagnosis.
“I still have an extremely healthy lifestyle and I workout so hard all week to maintain my Body. Not to say that recently being diagnosed with hashimotos has also been an extreme challenge for me to balance when still getting over this part of my life, but I am getting there. One day at a time. I want to help.”
Read her entire message below:
