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Bella Hadid Battles Chronic Illness: Reveals 'Medical Anxiety' Struggles

15 Nov

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Summary

Bella Hadid, 29, opens up about 'medical anxiety' amid Lyme disease battle
Shares posts on Instagram highlighting the challenges of living with chronic illness
Received treatment in hospital last September, mother Yolanda shares emotional post

Bella Hadid Battles Chronic Illness: Reveals 'Medical Anxiety' Struggles

Bella Hadid, the 29-year-old supermodel, has been openly sharing her journey with Lyme disease, a chronic neurological illness she was first diagnosed with in 2013. In a recent update, Hadid has revealed that she has been struggling with 'medical anxiety' amid her ongoing health battle.

On November 11th, 2025, Hadid took to her Instagram stories to repost content from other accounts that resonated with her experiences. One post from the @chronicillnesshumor page read, "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." Hadid also shared a post from influencer Alexandra Wildeson titled "The Duality of life with chronic illness," adding, "The medical anxiety is soooooo real."