Chloe Ferry opened up about how she has been ‘silently struggling’ with health anxiety since her father died.
The Geordie Shore star’s father passed away after losing his battle with cancer in 2021.
The reality star, 28, posted a tearful photo to Instagram on Monday, alongside an honest caption, where she opened up about her ongoing struggle.
Health anxiety is when you spend so much time worrying that you are sick or about to get sick that it starts to take over your life. According to the NHS, it is linked to obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
Chloe wrote: ‘I would like to use my platform to encourage more people to speak out about health anxiety.
Chloe Ferry, 28, opened up about how she has been ‘silently struggling’ with health anxiety since her father died
The Geordie Shore star’s father passed away after losing his battle with cancer in 2021 (Chloe pictured with her dad when she was younger)
“This is my personal truth that I am sharing with all of you today as life is not always as perfect as our messages seem. In fact, it’s often the exact opposite!
‘I have been quietly struggling with health anxiety since my father passed away suddenly. It’s been an ongoing struggle, leaving me feeling really overwhelmed and vulnerable at times.”
The following morning, Chloe updated fans with a positive message, revealing she was seeking professional help, while adding that she felt “so much better” as she used her social media platform to raise awareness.
In a video on Tuesday, Chloe thanked her friends and fans after being flooded with messages of support following her ‘vulnerable’ post.
She said: ‘Good morning everyone, I just wanted to say a huge thank you to everyone who checked in and messaged us.
“Honestly, I feel so much better just getting it off my chest. It makes me feel much better that so many people feel the same, I had so many people tell me they feel the same.
“I just always think that if you have a big platform, you have to say something because I feel like it normalizes things. Like a lot of people when they have a bad day it never really shows on social media, you only really see the good times.”
She added: “But yeah, I spoke to a professional yesterday, I got a number from someone. And she said that most of the time it’s literally in your head.
The reality star posted a tearful photo to Instagram on Monday, alongside an honest caption, opening up about her ongoing struggle
The following morning, Chloe updated fans with a positive message, revealing she was seeking professional help, while adding that she felt “so much better” as she used her social media platform to raise awareness.
Her fellow Geordie Shore friends flocked to the comments to support the beauty, with Marine Simpson writing: ‘I love you. Always here for you.’
‘So when you think something bad is going to happen, it sends signals to your nervous system so your body reacts and gives false thoughts and feelings.
“It honestly made me feel a lot better just to say something because I feel like I’ve been building it up for so long.”
Explaining the severity of her health scare, Chloe said it took her nine months to seek medical help because she was so worried about the outcome.
Chloe continued: ‘There was actually a time when I had a lump in my groin and I put off getting an ultrasound for so long because I just preferred not to know.
‘I built it up in my head for so long that it would become something bad, every other week I would have a breakdown about it.
‘About nine months later I finally had an ultrasound and it was just a swollen lymph node.’
Chloe’s parents split when she was six years old, and the reality star was raised by her mother Liz.
Her fellow Geordie Shore friends flocked to the comments to support the beauty, with Marine Simpson writing: ‘I love you. Always here for you.’
Sophie Kasaei wrote: “You got this girl.”
Celebs Go Dating star Anna Williamson added: ‘Here to you Chloe, you are not alone my love and there are many people going through this xx’
Wayne Lineker wrote: ‘I love you best friend. Always here for you, forever.”