“As someone who struggles with a mental illness, my biggest challenge is that I don’t always know which voice inside me is speaking,” she writes. “My body voice, the one that says, Troian, I’m cold, get out of the lake, or my illness: You told everyone three times, so you can’t disappoint them. You are not enough.”

A self-proclaimed survivor, the former anorexia sufferer describes how she learnt to “scream back in the face of my disease: I AM ENOUGH!”, and urges others to do the same.

The essay has received floods of support from fans and those dealing with mental health issues themselves, with many calling the piece “brave” and “inspiring”.

Troian Bellisario writes personal essay on suffering with mental illness