'I AM UNWORTHY'
Little People’s Isabel Roloff fears she is ‘unlovable and broken’ after revealing depression and eating disorder battles
LITTLE People, Big World’s Isabel Roloff revealed she worries about being “unworthy and unlovable” after her past eating disorder struggles.
The 24-year-old, who’s married to , shared her fears as she continues to .”
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In a new video posted to Instagram, Isabel sits quietly, with her hair down and shiny and her face done up with a bit of makeup.
She looks into the camera as James Blake’s Godspeed plays in the background.
Words of encouragement played across the bottom of the video to remind herself and others of how much they matter, she explained.
told herself that the “lies” are that she’s “unworthy, unlovable, [and] broken.”
The star continued: “The truth: I am abundant, I am worthy, I am healing.”
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As the video progressed and moved from the lies to the truths, Isabel’s frown turned to a smile, with her bringing one hand to rest on her chest as she took in a deep, calming breath.
Wanting to inspire her followers, as well, she wrote in the caption: “Stop believing the lies. Repeat after me: I am abundant. I am worthy. I am healing," followed by a heart emoji.
Fans thanked her in the comments section, letting her know the reminder is always helpful.
“I so needed to hear this today,” one wrote. “Thank you!”
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Another said: “This is so real and beautiful.”
In November, the reality star admitted to her followers that she "starved herself" as a teen, and was "wasting away" in an .
She shared her story via an post that featured a current photo of her smiling in a red dress contrasted with a second photo, a shockingly skinny mirror selfie at age 14.
Isabel told her fans in the caption: "You don't need to be the same weight you were when you were fourteen.
"For a long time, I have had to remind myself that I was still growing at that age, that I was still developing, and I was also starving myself.
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"It's nothing to strive for now that I am older, happier and healthier. This is recovery from an eating disorder."
The star reported that she "remember[s] taking the second photo and thinking that I was fat in it and I had plans to go on a diet. Now I look at it and I can see that I was literally wasting away."
Around the same time a few months ago, Isabel revealed she's suffering from seasonal depression.
In an Instagram post, she relayed her symptoms include "wanting to cry" as the sky gets dark.
She shared: "Just went outside and it's so dark already I wanted to cry. But instead, I took some deep breaths.
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"In all seriousness, if you have seasonal depression, you know the looming anxiety over watching the sky get dark earlier and earlier.
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"We're going to be okay. It may seem like a long winter, but we have survived every other one before this, remember that."
Isabel also talked about coping with the depression saying: "Puppy therapy exists and regular therapy exists so I'll be okay don't worry about me."
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