Lili Reinhart has made it her mission change the conversation about mental health.
Taking to Twitter over the last couple of days, the Riverdale actress has stood her ground when opening up about her experience with body dysmorphia. One of the things she says is most troubling is hearing so many people say she doesn’t have a “right” to her insecurities.
Boy, bye.
Related: This Is Camila Mendes’ New Guy!
Read what the 21-year-old starlet has to say (below)!!
Telling someone they don’t deserve to feel insecure because their body is “fine” or “just like” whomever.. is wrong. That’s part of the problem. That’s part of body shaming.
— Lili Reinhart (@lilireinhart) July 3, 2018
I will never understand how someone can be so cowardly as to hide behind their phone and tell a stranger that their feelings are irrelevant and considered “whining,” just because they think you represent some ideal figure or shape.
— Lili Reinhart (@lilireinhart) July 3, 2018
I hope this example helps show you a significant problem that’s going on today with young boys and girls. This is why people with mental health issues- depression, eating disorders, body dismirphia— sometimes don’t get the help they need because they’re shamed into being quiet.
— Lili Reinhart (@lilireinhart) July 3, 2018
On Wednesday, she went on:
Feeling really disheartened by the fact that so many people are saying “you’re skinny so shut up about embrscing your body.” As if my body dysmorphia is irrelevant because of how I look to some people. I’m either not curvy enough or not skinny enough to feel insecure.
— Lili Reinhart (@lilireinhart) July 4, 2018
Mental illness gets worse when people say that you don’t have a right to feel the way you do. That’s where we are dailing. Do not encourage this behavior. It is destructive. More destructive than you’ll ever realize. You may not understand someone’s insecurity- but respect it.
— Lili Reinhart (@lilireinhart) July 4, 2018
We applaud Lili for leading this conversation and being open about her vulnerabilities. Stay strong, bb!
[Image via FayesVision/WENN.]
Related Posts
-
Categories
