Former Disney starChristy Carlson Romanowants to throw a wrench at her perfect image.
While many witnessed my costarShia LaBeoufstruggle publicly, I have largely suffered in silence, she writes.
I was told that leaving Hollywood right afterEven Stevenswould ruin my career, she says.
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In retrospect, it probably did.
This, too, didnt quite work out the way that she hoped.
Growing up, I entertained thousands of families only to feel completely lonely, she admits.
People were as replaceable as they had deemed me to be.
Imposter syndrome had stiff competition against my self-hatred at that point.
Then I began to flirt with other methods of self-destruction, she continues.
I tried to scratch my skin with my fingernail because I was too scared to use a knife.
I had an empowering realization that famous people arent unique.
She concludes her essay with a bit of advice.
