Ireland Baldwin has recently opened up about her mental health after suffering from an anxiety attack.
On Saturday, the 26-year-old fashion model shared a couple of photos of herself sitting on the bathroom floor, trying to calm herself down.
She said, “It’s anxiety attack time. This morning I had one cup of coffee on an empty stomach which turned into an anxiety attack! I am currently writing this from the bathroom floor.”
“I usually sit here like this or lay in fetal position until I can’t cry or throw up anymore,” she added. “Coffee is [a] major esophageal irritator and reflux trigger for me which leads to anxiety. If you are an anxiety sufferer like myself, coffee isn’t your friend.”
Ireland confessed to being “a silly goose” by drinking coffee before encouraging her fans to share if they have endured similar issues.
She wrote, “Writing this and being open with y’all about my struggles helps it pass. If coffee makes you s— your pants and makes you experience this, please share below.”
Her father Alec Baldwin commented on the post, “I love you.”
“Oh honey. No caffeine for us,” added Brittany Furlan Lee. “You got this. Ice ur chest if you can.”
This is not the first time Ireland experienced an anxiety attack. In 2015, she opened up about her anxiety, stating that she has “relearned what it truly means and what it feels like to be truly present.”
At the time she wrote, “There are so many moments I have taken for granted in this life due to my lack of presence. I have overlooked countless blessings and opportunities to start fresh, and I have neglected, manipulated, and lied to the people I hold dear to my heart, but more importantly, to myself.”
“For the longest time, I lost compassion towards almost everything I previously cared for and I was so lost in darkness, that I could hardly hold a real conversation with another human being long enough before I was due to have an anxiety attack and find my way out of it,” she added.
In February, Ireland revealed that she uses a blood pressure machine as a precaution to prevent her from having a heart attack.
She shared a photo of herself holding the device on Instagram. She wrote, “This is not an ad for a blood pressure machine. This is not an ad at all. I am posting this for whoever suffers with anxiety and anxiety disorders like I do. I ordered a blood pressure monitor to accurately read my heart rate and blood pressure because I live in a constant fear that I’m dying from a heart attack … also known as cardiophobia.”
“The heart palpitations and chest pain brought on by your typical anxiety attack convinces me that I am a 26-year-old with an underlying heart condition that I don’t have,” Ireland added.
Offering advice to her followers, she concluded, “Hold on to your comfort item right. Don’t let people make you feel guilty for having to take a walk or take some space or stay home because you’re not feeling good. Surround yourself with people who understand or at least try to. And if you’re feeling anxious right now … deep breaths. You’re going to be ok.”
