The 'Shake It Up' actress was accused of underestimating the mental illness, after she revealed that she's struggling with depression in a now-deleted tweet.
- Apr 5, 2017
AceShowbiz - Bella Thorne has opened up about her personal problems. The 19-year-old actress took to Twitter on Tuesday, April 4 to make a candid admission that she's battling with depression.
In a now-deleted tweet, the former Disney darling wrote, "Came to the conclusion that I struggle with depression:/ You aren't alone," along with a love heart emoji. However, furious fans were quick to accuse her of underestimating the mental illness.
"Huge fan but unless you've been diagnosed don't go throwing that word around, depression is a serious matter," wrote a fan, while another replied, "U can't jst (sic) come to a conclusion that u suffer frm (sic) depression," adding, "It's not just a random feeling like being sad or unhappy."
Some other fans, meanwhile, offered Bella messages of support and urged her to see a doctor. "Don't get me wrong, but instead of tweeting, maybe you should visit a doctor?" commented another fan, while one user praised the "Blended" actress for her openness as saying, "I know that's a tough thing to admit but I feel like it's one step towards coping with it. Stay strong."
Bella has been open about her struggles, including online bullying when she received tons of death threats from social media users who thought she had cheated on her former lover Gregg Sulkin. "It's hard. I was in a happier place [a while ago] than I had been recently...," she told PEOPLE. "People take social media as such a big thing. And they all think they know what they're talking about."
The teen actress recently opened up about her struggle with acne, and encouraged a fan who similarly battled the skin condition. "I feel you baby. It really gets me down too," she responded to a fan who was "super depressed" with so many pimples on her face. "Try and think positive even tho it's hard because you don't wanna stress you skin out more."
I feel you baby. It really gets me down too. Try and think positive even tho it's hard because you don't wanna stress you skin out more https://t.co/0zvSUTuwKj
— bella thorne (@bellathorne) February 13, 2017
