In a lengthy Instagram post on November 9, Bella Hadid shared some very candid photos of herself in tears and some words of wisdom via video from Willow Smith. "People forget that everyone is basically feeling the same way: lost, confused, not really sure why they're here," Smith says in the attached video. "That anxiety, like, everyone is feeling that and trying to cover it up in some way." 

Smith's words resonated with Hadid, claiming they, as Hadid wrote in her caption, "made [her] feel a little less alone." Hadid also wrote that this existential anxiety "is pretty much [her] everyday, every night for a few years now." Despite nearly always exuding a public image of perfection, Hadid stressed that what you see online is not reality. "Social media is not real," she continued. "For anyone struggling, please remember that." She added, "there is always light at the end of the tunnel."

"I've had enough breakdowns and burnouts to know this," she concluded. "If you work hard enough on yourself ... you will always be able to understand ... your own pain and how to handle it. Which is all that you can ask of yourself." What a powerful post involving two powerful young stars.

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