Lily Allen targeted by horrific abuse from online trolls as she reveals PTSD and stillbirth torment
Lily Allen has revealed she has suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder after the stillbirth of her son leading to a torrent of horrific abuse from vile online trolls.
The singer also wrote on Twitter that she has bipolar disorder, as she was targeted by hateful tweets while trying to highlight prejudice shown towards immigrants and Muslims.
Her comments came after largely anonymous web users taunted her, suggesting she had mental health issues.
Allen, 31, replied: "I DO have mental health issues. Bi-polar, post natal depression, and PTSD, does that make my opinion void."
The mother-of-two explained that the PTSD came after losing her son six months into her pregnancy in 2010.
She described the ordeal, writing: "I lay in a hospital bed with my deceased son stuck between my legs halfway out of my body for 10 hours."
@Lumix_Trident @Ged_2345 when I lay in a hospital bed with my deceased son stuck between my legs halfway out of my body for 10 hours.
— Lily (@lilyallen) February 25, 2017
The anxiety disorder is caused by distressing, stressful or disturbing events and can cause nightmares and flashbacks.
People with bipolar disorder have periods of depression, where they are feel low and lethargic, and episodes of mania, where they are overactive and very high.
Just checked twitter and seen crap being thrown at @lilyallen. Unbelievable. Unacceptable. Unlawful.
— stellacreasy (@stellacreasy) February 26, 2017
But cowardly online trolls continued to taunt her on Twitter. One wrote: "The baby knew you were going to be a such a horrible mother so it decided to go out on its own term."
Lily Allen's timeline right now is something to be ashamed of. pic.twitter.com/IJhLBNXb38
— Wefail (@wefail) February 25, 2017
Allen, who has had a string of hits including Smile and The Fear, later announced she would take a break from Twitter.
"My timeline is full of the most disgusting, sexist, misogynistic, racist s***.
"Really, new levels. I'm no masochist so I'll be back x," she wrote.
Writer Caitlin Moran later stuck up for the singer, saying: "Lily Allen has had some truly horrible s*** thrown at her today by various c**** trolling her about the death of her son."