Supermodel Bella Hadid laid bare her excruciating battle with chronic Lyme disease Friday, admitting the “medical anxiety is soooooo real” in a raw Instagram repost that has fans in tears.

The 28-year-old Orebella founder reshared a viral quote: “When your chronic illness is chronic illness-ing and someone says ‘it’s always something with you’ like…yes…one might say the illness is…chronic.”

Over influencer Alexandra Wildeson’s post about “The Duality of life with chronic illness,” Hadid scrawled: “The medical anxiety is soooooo real. Thank you for putting every one of my thoughts and daily situations into one swipe. The truuuuuth!”

It’s the most candid Bella has been since alarming hospital photos surfaced in September – showing her hooked to IVs, flushed and distressed, even rocking a Pikachu onesie while clutching late-night pizza in bed.

Just weeks after powering through the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show – where she admitted those 50-pound wings felt like torture on her weakened body – Bella’s latest post confirms what insiders have whispered for years: Lyme isn’t just physical. It’s a mental prison.

Mom Yolanda Hadid, herself a Lyme warrior, reposted the hospital snaps with a gut-wrenching caption: “Watching my Bella struggle in silence has cut the deepest core of hopelessness inside me. The invisible disability of chronic neurological Lyme disease is hard to explain or understand for anyone.”

The former Real Housewives star cradled her daughter in one heartbreaking photo, writing: “My own pain cannot compare to watching my baby suffer… She’s learned how to exist inside the jail of her own paralyzed brain.”

Yolanda praised Bella’s “bravery” and called her a “survivor” who fights for “better days” despite “countless setbacks.”

Bella was first diagnosed in 2013 at age 17, alongside brother Anwar and Yolanda after a tick bite spiraled into debilitating symptoms: brain fog, joint pain, crushing fatigue, and neurological issues that left her bedridden for months.

She’s undergone aggressive treatments – IV antibiotics, hyperbaric oxygen chambers, stem cell therapy, even experimental protocols in Germany – but flares still knock her flat.

In 2023, Bella vanished from runways for nearly a year, later revealing she’d had over 100 days of Lyme treatment. “I was in such a bad place physically and mentally,” she told Vogue.

Yet she powered through: launching Orebella perfume, returning to VS, riding horses again on her Texas ranch – all while hiding the daily terror of “when will the next flare hit?”

Sources close to the Hadids say medical PTSD is brutal. “Every headache, every ache – Bella panics it’s another relapse,” one insider dished. “Doctor visits trigger full anxiety attacks. She’s had to learn breathing techniques just to get blood drawn.”

Sister Gigi commented on the hospital dump: “I love you! I hope u feel as strong and good as u deserve, soon!!!!!!”

Fans flooded Bella’s comments: “You’re the strongest Lyme warrior we know,” “This disease is hell but you make it look graceful,” “Thank you for speaking our truth.”

The post comes amid Lyme awareness month pushback – with critics still accusing the Hadids of “faking” for attention. But Bella’s medical records, leaked treatments, and visible weight fluctuations tell a different story.

Doctors say chronic Lyme can mimic MS, fibromyalgia, even psychiatric disorders – leaving patients gaslit and dismissed.

Bella’s now advocating quietly: resharing patient stories, donating to Lyme research, and proving you can be a global icon while fighting an invisible war.

As Yolanda promised at the 2015 Global Lyme Alliance Gala, holding back tears: “This is my token and my promise to you that I will not allow you to live a life of pain and suffering.”

Ten years later, that fight rages on.

But if Friday’s post proves anything, it’s that Bella Hadid isn’t just surviving Lyme – she’s roaring through it, one terrified but triumphant day at a time.

Get well soon, warrior. The world’s rooting for you.

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