Lili Reinhart has opened up about suffering from body dysmorphia with a vulnerable and honest message.
The star, 27, was praised as she pleaded for average body sizes to be shown more often on screen, admitting ’ as she struggled with the size of her arms.
Taking to Twitter, aka X, Lili let her feelings be known as she wrote candidly that she wished ‘there were more average sized arms represented in mainstream media for women.’
‘My body dysmorphia has been going crazy because I feel like my arms need to be half the size they are currently? We’ve glamorized these skinny arms that, for most of us, can only be achieved if you’re a literal adolescent.’
The actress went on to say that she wonders how ‘anyone survives or gets through this life without having severe [body dysmorphia].’
Lili, who was diagnosed with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder in childhood, added: ‘Maybe it’s a cruel amplified version in combination with my OCD, but damn. The amount of time I’ve wasted thinking about my arms in the last few months is insane.’
She said she hoped her words would ‘let other women know they aren’t alone.’
And it appears Lili’s honest message had the desired effect, with hundreds taking to the comments to thank her for being ‘real’.
As one put it: ‘I needed this so bad thank you.’
It’s not the first time Lili has spoken honestly about struggling with dysmorphia, as she previously hit back at trolls who told her she shouldn’t have an issue with her body as she’s ‘skinny’.
‘As if my body dysmorphia is irrelevant because of how I look to some people,’ she wrote all the way back in 2019.
‘I’m either not curvy enough or not skinny enough to feel insecure.’
She added: ‘Mental illness gets worse when people say that you don’t haveright to feel the way you do… do not encourage this behaviour.
‘It is destructive. More destructive than you’ll ever realise. YOu may not understand someone’s insecurity – but respect it.’
