Perrie Edwards puts on a dazzling display while supporting Little Mix bandmate Leigh-Anne Pinnock at swimwear launch... after revealing horrific anxiety battle
Brave Perrie Edwards emerged in dazzling style on Thursday evening, following her confession that she was struggling with anxiety.
The 25-year-old Little Mix singer threw her support behind her bandmate Leigh-Anne Pinnock as she launched her new swimwear range In'A'Seashell with a glitzy bash at London's Mahiki nightclub just days after Perrie's candid admission.
Sharing the message on Instagram, she discussed how her anxiety had left her in a 'dark place' and she had suffered severe panic attacks.
![Making an appearance: Brave Perrie Edwards emerged in dazzling style on Thursday evening, following her confession that she was struggling with anxiety](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/04/19/08/12467150-6939299-image-m-2_1555659056378.jpg)
Making an appearance: Brave Perrie Edwards emerged in dazzling style on Thursday evening, following her confession that she was struggling with anxiety
Perrie looked sensational for her night on the town as she slipped into an oriental-inspired gown which clung to her figure in style.
She wore her sleek blonde locks in an elegant straight style falling from a centre parting while she glammed up with heavy make-up.
Delicate gold jewellery made up the look to perfection while she also clutched a small black handbag with dazzling threads worked through.
Days before Perrie revealed she spiraled into a 'really dark place' after suffering from severe anxiety and panic attacks.
![Speaking up: Sharing the message on Instagram, she discussed how her anxiety had left her in a 'dark place' and she had suffered severe panic attacks](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/04/18/02/12400030-6933151-Speaking_up_Perrie_Edwards_has_taken_to_Instagram_to_reveal_her_-a-52_1555551227923.jpg)
Speaking up: Sharing the message on Instagram, she discussed how her anxiety had left her in a 'dark place' and she had suffered severe panic attacks
![Supportive friend: The 25-year-old Little Mix singer threw her support behind her bandmate Leigh-Anne Pinnock as she launched her new swimwear range In'A'Seashell with a glitzy bash at London's Mahiki nightclub just days after her candid admission](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/04/19/09/12467122-6939299-Supportive_friend_The_25_year_old_Little_Mix_singer_threw_her_su-a-1_1555661581710.jpg)
Supportive friend: The 25-year-old Little Mix singer threw her support behind her bandmate Leigh-Anne Pinnock as she launched her new swimwear range In'A'Seashell with a glitzy bash at London's Mahiki nightclub just days after her candid admission
![Golden girl: Delicate gold jewellery made up the look to perfection while she also clutched a small black handbag with dazzling threads worked through](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/04/19/08/12467100-6939299-image-a-6_1555659548804.jpg)
Golden girl: Delicate gold jewellery made up the look to perfection while she also clutched a small black handbag with dazzling threads worked through
She wrote: 'Venting your feelings is healthy and I want to be honest with you all. Over the past few years I have suffered really badly with anxiety and panic attacks.
'When I first started to feel the effects of anxiety I thought I was losing my mind and it terrified me,' she said, adding that she felt like she was the only person experiencing her feelings.
Recalling her first panic attack, she called it 'intense' and 'overwhelming', saying: 'The first panic attack was so intense and overwhelming I felt like I was having a heart attack, I was so scared and confused and had no idea what was happening to me.'
She explained that she was unsure what triggered her first attack but said that she soon spiraled into a 'really dark place' and felt 'alone and scared'.
![Heading out: Recalling her first panic attack, she called it 'intense' and 'overwhelming', saying: 'The first panic attack was so intense and overwhelming I felt like I was having a heart attack, I was so scared and confused and had no idea what was happening to me'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/04/19/08/12467114-6939299-image-a-4_1555659539520.jpg)
Heading out: Recalling her first panic attack, she called it 'intense' and 'overwhelming', saying: 'The first panic attack was so intense and overwhelming I felt like I was having a heart attack, I was so scared and confused and had no idea what was happening to me'
![Tough: The Little Mix singer wrote that despite being surrounded by people, she couldn't explain her feelings or why she was feeling them](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/04/19/08/12467118-6939299-image-a-5_1555659544171.jpg)
Tough: The Little Mix singer wrote that despite being surrounded by people, she couldn't explain her feelings or why she was feeling them
![Pal: Perrie threw her support behind her pal's new range](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/04/19/08/12467788-6939299-image-a-7_1555659682652.jpg)
Pal: Perrie threw her support behind her pal's new range
![Mental health: The 25-year-old Little Mix singer candidly discussed how her anxiety had left her in a 'dark place' and she had suffered severe panic attacks](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/04/18/02/12400026-6933151-Mental_health_The_25_year_old_Little_Mix_singer_candidly_discuss-a-53_1555551347086.jpg)
Mental health: The 25-year-old Little Mix singer candidly discussed how her anxiety had left her in a 'dark place' and she had suffered severe panic attacks
The Little Mix singer wrote that despite being surrounded by people, she couldn't explain her feelings or why she was feeling them.
It affected her so badly she felt constantly overwhelmed and did not want leave her home.
'I've had a relationship with my mind for 25 years now, so to feel it working against me sometimes makes me feel like a prisoner in my own head,' she said.
!['The physical attacks have stopped but the anxiety still lives': She revealed that she has undergone therapy and developed coping mechanisms to control an attack before it happens](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/04/19/09/12400024-6939299-_The_physical_attacks_have_stopped_but_the_anxiety_still_lives_S-a-3_1555661582009.jpg)
'The physical attacks have stopped but the anxiety still lives': She revealed that she has undergone therapy and developed coping mechanisms to control an attack before it happens
![Shock: Perrie revealed that she has undergone therapy, developed coping mechanisms and learned what her triggers are so she control an attack before it happens](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/04/19/08/12467096-6939299-image-a-8_1555659741172.jpg)
Shock: Perrie revealed that she has undergone therapy, developed coping mechanisms and learned what her triggers are so she control an attack before it happens
Perrie revealed that she has undergone therapy, developed coping mechanisms and learned what her triggers are so she control an attack before it happens.
'I'm happy to say that the physical attacks have stopped but unfortunately the anxiety still lives on. The reality is it probably always will,' she conceded.
The blonde beauty concluded: 'I don't want to hide it anymore. I suffer from anxiety and I want you to all know if you suffer from anxiety you're not alone.'
If you have been affected by this story, and are in the UK, call The Samaritans at any time, from any phone for FREE, on 116 123, or call Mind's Infoline from Monday to Friday on 03001233393 or text 86463.
![Confident: The blonde beauty concluded: 'I don't want to hide it anymore. I suffer from anxiety and I want you to all know if you suffer from anxiety you're not alone' (Perrie, right, with Little Mix members (left to right) Leigh-Anne, Jesy Nelson and Jade Thirlwall)](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/04/19/09/12400380-6939299-Confident_The_blonde_beauty_concluded_I_don_t_want_to_hide_it_an-a-2_1555661581718.jpg)
Confident: The blonde beauty concluded: 'I don't want to hide it anymore. I suffer from anxiety and I want you to all know if you suffer from anxiety you're not alone' (Perrie, right, with Little Mix members (left to right) Leigh-Anne, Jesy Nelson and Jade Thirlwall)
![Hot stuff: She looked chilled out as she hit the town](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/04/19/08/12467108-6939299-image-a-16_1555660001376.jpg)
Hot stuff: She looked chilled out as she hit the town
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