“Some days it appears like I am sinking, caught in a fight-or-flight state I can not escape,” the 19-year-old wrote in a susceptible TikTok put up, whereas additionally sharing her “scary” signs.
Alabama Barker is opening up about her psychological well being.
In a latest TikTok video, the 19-year-old — who’s the daughter of Travis Barker and ex Moaker — detailed her struggles with “extreme” well being anxiousness, together with the “actual and scary” signs she experiences.
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“I have been scuffling with extreme well being anxiousness, and it is one thing I do not speak about sufficient,”
Alabama wrote within the put up’s caption. “It is extra than simply worrying it is a fixed combat with my very own thoughts. Some days it appears like I am sinking, caught in a fight-or-flight state I can not escape.”
“My signs are actual and scary: dizziness, head strain, eye floaters, mild sensitivity, derealization, and excessive fatigue,” she continued. “I’ve low iron, I can not drive, I keep away from automobiles, and I miss out on regular issues individuals don’t even assume twice about. Even when docs say I’m okay, I do not really feel okay.”
Alabama went on to clarify why she determined to confide in her followers about her struggles.
“I am sharing this as a result of well being anxiousness is invisible,” she stated, “however very actual and nobody ought to really feel alone in it, that is one thing I felt was essential to share we’re all on this collectively!
Alabama’s video featured photographs and clips of herself within the hospital, together with footage of her checking her vitals on pulse oximeters. Her put up was set to a TikTok audio of a poem about anxiousness written by person Josie Balka.
“Anxiousness and I do every little thing collectively. That sounds higher than saying I do every little thing with anxiousness, however I do every little thing,” the poem reads partially. “We get up and fall asleep collectively. We predict everybody hates us collectively. I hate us collectively. Anxiousness and I do every little thing collectively. We’re roommates. We reside collectively. Though some days it does not really feel very like dwelling. It feels extra like unease and discomfort, and struggling by way of conversations, and questioning in case you stated an excessive amount of or too little or the fallacious factor. It does not really feel like dwelling, it appears like floating besides closely and starvation with no urge for food and butterflies, however unhealthy ones, it appears like I am dying, and anxiousness agrees.”
Based on the Cleveland Clinicwell being anxiousness impacts 5 to 7% of adults, and presents itself in two issues: somatic symptom dysfunction and sickness anxiousness dysfunction.
Per the Cleveland Clinic, somatic symptom dysfunction (SSD) is “a psychological well being situation wherein an individual feels considerably distressed about bodily signs and has irregular ideas, emotions and behaviors in response to them.” In the meantime, these with sickness anxiousness dysfunction (IAD), also called hypochondria or hypochondriasis, “concern that they’ve a severe medical situation or that they’re at excessive threat of turning into in poor health.”
Alabama has opened up about her well being up to now.
In August 2023, the rapper shared a Tiktokwherein she slammed body-shaming trolls, taking particular intention at a slate of unflattering paparazzi photographs launched on the time. Alabama then addressed her weight acquire, saying she’d been recognized with a “thyroid downside and an autoimmune illness.”
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