Bella Thorne shares topless photos, says she seeks validation from men because she was 'molested her whole life'
Bella Thorne has spoken out about her long struggle with sexual abuse. She took to social media on Tuesday to talk about her difficult past in a poignant Instagram post.
The 21-year-old revealed that she had been "molested her whole life" and that the trauma from the abuse had left her needing "validation".
She also shared a series of topless pictures of her in bed along with the post.
Thorne spoke about how "being exposed to sex at such a young age" resulted in her wondering if that's all she could "offer" to the world.
She wrote, "What is wrong with me? Why do I always need validation from everyone but mostly men... [sic]."
Thorne is currently dating singer Benjamin Mascolo and also addressed her relationship in the post.
She spoke of how many people tell her to be single and make herself happy but all she wants is "him".
"I want him to hold me, I want him to love me, I want him to tell me it's ok, I want him to look me in the eyes and let me know I'm accepted [sic]", Thorne wrote.
She added that she finds it very difficult to accept herself and believes that she is not good enough. "And if it's not him, I just look for the 'next' him, or her. Why can't I just look for the next me? Find me and accept me," she continued.
She also wondered whether being exposed to sex at such a young age has defined her view of what she has to offer the world. "Exposed to sex at such a young age, it's all I know how to offer to the world... or is it because I was raised to think I wasn't good enough. Not good enough for her or anything else," Thorne wondered.
She added that she also blames herself for how she acted with regards to her being sexually abused. She also revealed that she will work on building up her self-esteem.
It was just last year that she opened up about the abuse she experienced as a child. "'I was sexually abused and physically growing up from the day I can remember till I was 14, when I finally had the courage to lock my door at night and sit by it," she had shared at the time. "Over and over I waited for it to stop and finally it did. But some of us aren't as lucky to get out alive."