Ewan McGregor’s daughter Clara has revealed she was raped, had an abortion and was addicted to prescription drugs in a candid online post about her mental health battle.
The 23-year-old model and actress also laid bare her harrowing experience of an abusive relationship and how she has suffered from crippling anxiety since her childhood.
In a brave Instagram post, Clara told her followers how she checked herself into rehab after becoming hooked on powerful painkiller Xanax.
The Trainspotting star’s eldest child has now been clean for 110 days after a doctor told her “you don’t have to live this way.”
Clara went on to call for people fighting their own demons to seek help.
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She wrote: “This past year I dealt with addiction, I got sober, and I dealt with a great deal of depression and anxiety.
“I had an abusive relationship. I had an abortion. The list goes on.
“I’ve been so ashamed of some of my mental health issues that I haven’t even wanted to tell friends. I’ve suffered from crippling anxiety since I was four.
“I’ve gone to therapy since I was kid and I am so grateful for what therapy and psychoanalysis has done for me. I’ve worked on myself and continue to do so.
“I deal with past trauma, some more recent than others.
“My anxiety has stopped me from living the life I wanted to lead. It was a cage I was stuck in and still struggle to get out of.
“I’ve also struggled with substance abuse, due to my anxiety. It led me to Xanax and I’m proud to say I’ve been clean and sober for 110 days.
“I was ashamed of the abuse I had let happen to me. I blamed myself for the bruises, the black eyes, the rapes and for the attacks a man did to me.
“But I’m regaining this power now. I’ve had a hard year I’ve been figuring out who I am but I feel so loved and blessed with where I am now. Thank you to those who helped me through my darkest times.”
The post prompted an outpouring of support from Clara’s fans who flooded her comments section with messages of sympathy and hope.
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Among those were iconic singer Sting’s daughter Elliot Sumner and actress Ashley Benson. Both left love heart emojis.
Clara added: “I didn’t know there was a way to get better. But there is. Help yourself so others can help you too and never be ashamed to talk about it.”
