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Halsey diagnosis: Ehlers-Danlos, mast cell activation syndrome, POTS

Halsey opens up about being called ‘crazy, anxious and lazy’ before recent health diagnoses

“The singer saw "100,000 doctors” before getting diagnosed with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, Sjogren’s syndrome, mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS), and postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS).

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Halsey later celebrated finally having diagnoses Wednesday in an Instagram Story post, writing that knowing the names of what she’s been feeling was a long time coming.

“I just want to clarify, for the benefit of friends of friends who may have any of the diagnoses that I recently shared, I didn’t 'just get sick’ I’ve been sick. For a long time,” the post read. “My sicknesses just have their names now. I went to doctors for 8 years. Trying to figure out what was wrong with me. I was called crazy and anxious and lazy amongst other things. I changed my entire lifestyle.”

They added: “Don’t roll your eyes at your sick friends. They could be fighting a battle that they haven’t named yet. Ya know?”