Yolanda Hadid Opens Up About Her Depression and Lyme Disease Relapse
Yolanda Hadid returned to Instagram after a “9-month social media break” and revealed that she struggled with several health issues following her mother’s death in 2019.
On July 31, the mother of models Gigi and Bella Hadid returned to social media after nine-month abstinence, stating on Instagram, “After the passing of my mum, I truly struggled with depression followed by a Lyme [disease] recurrence.”
Ans van den Herik, Yolanda’s mother, died at age 78 after a cancer fight.
“Emotional stress and loss had a significant impact on my immune system,” Yolanda stated in her essay. “My phone addiction didn’t help either; it began to take away so much time from being present in my life.”
The 58-year-old stated that her relationship with social media was causing her to be unhappy. “It’s so easy to get caught up in other people’s tales and forget to live and cherish your own,” she said. “Texting is far more convenient than picking up the phone and dialing a number. We are all to blame.”
Following her “great reset,” the model is “learning to focus on myself, my health path, and being present in this moment of my life.” “Time has slowed down and feels calmer,” she continued, “more time to just sit and truly read a book, time to bond with people, be creative, and most importantly, time with my family.”
“I am happy to be back and see what you’ve all been up to,” Yolanda concluded.
Fans and loved ones rallied behind her message. Gigi, 26, liked her post, and Bella, 25, said, “We adore you.”
Yolanda, also the mother of Anwar Hadid, 23, revealed her long and painful struggle with Lyme illness in an interview with British Vogue in February.
“I can’t even begin to convey the darkness, misery, and horror I experienced daily,” she told the site. “For a while, it didn’t even feel like living. This sickness had me on my knees. Many nights, I desired to die and be rid of the torment. I don’t think I’d be here today if it weren’t for my children.”
The mother of three is not alone; her daughter Bella and son Anwar suffer from chronic sickness.
“The unfortunate truth is that, as with many chronic diseases and mental health disorders, you look to be well on the outside, which is difficult for people to accept,” she explained. “Compassion is considerably easier to feel for someone who has evident external symptoms. Most people continue to deny the existence of chronic Lyme illness. As the expression goes, you don’t completely get it until you get it.”
