Selma Blair opens up about the 'uncontrollable anxiety' she gets while living with MS

Selma Blair is updating fans on how she is coping with multiple sclerosis.

The American Crime Story actress posted a photo of herself late Sunday in which she’s snuggling a stuffed bear while wrapped up in bed. She fixes the camera with a determined stare as she tucks her chin into a gray sweater.

“There is a truth with neurodegenerative brain disease,” she explained in the caption. “It is uncomfortable. It is a stadium of uncontrollable anxiety at times. Going out, being sociable holds a heavy price. My brain is on fire. I am freezing. We feel alone with it even though the loving support has been a god-send and appreciated.”

“People write me asking how I do it. I do my best,” she continued. “But I choke with the pain of what I have lost and what I dare hope for. and how challenging it is to walk around. But my smiles are genuine. This is ok. Life is an adventure with many shards of awakening. I can’t sleep at night but daytime I have trouble staying awake. I am a grown woman holding onto a bear that belonged to a sister type of mine.”