Bella Hadid candidly addressed her ongoing struggles with anxiety and depression in a heartfelt message shared with her 61 million Instagram followers on Sunday.

Shortly after celebrating her 29th birthday, the supermodel reached out with words of compassion and support to those facing similar challenges.

In an attempt to remind her fans to slow down and focus on the present moment, she posted a moving poem, which read: ‘When the load feels too heavy, and the future is looking dark, it’s okay to take a moment, if you feel you’ve lost your spark.’ 

The Kin Euphorics co-founder proceeded to open up about carrying the ‘weight of anxiety and depression’ for many years and how it has felt ‘all-consuming, paralyzing, and invisible to the outside world.’ 

‘It can leave you in tears before starting your day, wondering why your mind feels so heavy when life around you seems so bright,’ she wrote in the caption.

Hadid said she has grappled with shame surrounding her mental health, but has learned to view her sensitivity and empathy as strengths rather than weaknesses.

Bella Hadid shared a deeply personal reflection on her ongoing battle with anxiety and depression with her 61 million Instagram followers on Sunday

‘It’s not a weakness – it’s a part of me,’ she shared. ‘My sensitivity, my awareness, my empathy… it’s what makes us human. These parts of me have helped me understand myself and others more deeply.’

The model went on to send words of love and support to anyone who struggles daily with mental health, assuring followers, ‘You are not alone. And I love you so much.’

Hadid also reflected on her work with UNICEF, saying her experiences meeting children and families who have endured trauma and displacement have deepened her understanding of resilience.

‘Beneath those smiles, they hold the same invisible battles with anxiety, PTSD, and fear, but without access to the care and safety we so often take for granted,’ she said.

The Vogue cover girl also emphasized that access to mental health care is a ‘right, not a luxury’ and reminded her followers that they are ‘loved, needed, and worthy.’

She closed her message with a compassionate reminder: ‘Please don’t feel afraid to ask for help. I’ve been there and I started to understand the workings of my mind by speaking to others.’

Her post comes just weeks after sharing an update on her 13 year battle with Lyme Disease. 

In September, the model sparked concern when she was seen getting an IV in her arm as she was breathing through an oxygen tube while in an overseas hospital in a series of alarming images. 

Just days after ringing in her 29th birthday, the supermodel shared a message of empathy and solidarity to fans experiencing similar struggles

‘It can leave you in tears before starting your day, wondering why your mind feels so heavy when life around you seems so bright,’ she wrote in the caption of her mental health struggles

In another photo she appeared to be crying and then she was seen with a bag of ice on her forehead. 

‘I’m sorry I always go MIA I love you guys,’ Hadid captioned a collection of photos while getting treatment. 

Bella’s mother – 61-year-old RHOBH alum Yolanda – also posted an Instagram tribute to her ‘bada** warrior’ daughter. 

‘I admire your bravery and your willingness to keep fighting for health despite the failing protocols and countless setbacks you have faced,’ Yolanda wrote.

‘There simply aren’t words big enough for the darkness, the pain, and the unknown hell you’ve lived through since your diagnosis. You didn’t really live, you learned how to exist inside the jail of your own paralyzed brain.

‘I am so proud of the fighter that you are. You are not alone, I promise to have your back every step of the way, no matter how long this takes.’

In September, the model sparked concern as she shared photos of herself connected to an Oxygen tank and IV drip in bed 

The mother-of-three continued: ‘You have fought through another month of treatment and I know god is good, miracles do happen everyday. I pray for your speedy recovery my love.

‘This disease has brought us to our knees, but we always get back up. We will continue to fight for better days, together. You are a survivor… I love you so much.’

Like Bella and her younger brother Anwar Hadid, the Dutch-born grandmother contracted tickborne illness in 2012 but stopped sharing her personal story because she wanted to stop ‘absorbing other people’s opinions about my journey.’

Yolanda is ‘still determined to find a cure affordable for all’ eight years after writing about seeing ‘106 doctors’ and undergoing a Stem Cell transplant, Hyperbaric oxygen therapy, Chelation therapy, colon hydrotherapy, among other treatments in her book Believe Me.