Daisy Ridley, famous for her role as Rey in the new Star Wars trilogy, has shared a moving post on her official Instagram account about her struggle with endometriosis and polycystic ovary syndrome.
Her lengthy post on Thursday came with a photo of herself wearing a red T-shirt, and all smiles with a facial mask on.
The 24-year-old English actress began her post by sharing how she has endured years of talks with professionals, pain, and skin problems due to her condition. She added however that the struggle eventually ended after going through numerous treatments, and with a dermatologist's help and adjustments with her diet, "progress" has been made.
She wrote:
Throughout all this I've only had people being wonderful and encouraging and occasionally making me realise I'm being ridiculous and there's more to life.
[T]o any of you who are suffering with anything, go to a doctor; pay for a specialist; get your hormones tested, get allergy testing; keep on top of how your body is feeling and don't worry about sounding like a hypochondriac. From your head to the tips of your toes we only have one body, let us all make sure ours our working in tip top condition, and take help if it's needed.
Check out the actress' full post below:
Ridley isn't the only celebrity to have addressed her strtuggle with endometriosis recently. The condition, which causes tissue in the uterus to grow in other places of the body, is also battled by Girls creator and actress Lena Dunham.
In November, Dunham also shared her experience with the chronic condition in her Lenny Letter newsletter.
Most recently, author Padma Lakshmi also shared her struggle with endometriosis in her recent memoir, Love, Loss and What We Ate.
It's not the first time that Ridley has taken to Instagram to share some of her empowering words and thoughts.
In early March, The Force Awakens actress responded in quite a classy and non-criticizing way to a body-shamer who claimed "real women have curves."
In April, she also kept it real in a Force-inspired post, sharing a thing or two about what she thinks of makeup selfies.
It's so cool that an actress of her status uses her influence to empower and inspire people.
May the Force be with you always, Daisy!
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