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Christina Applegate Releases Memoir Detailing MS Battle and Abuse Disclosures

In a tearful Good Morning America interview, she links treatment side effects and past trauma to enduring body‑image struggles.

Overview

  • Applegate’s memoir, You With the Sad Eyes, was published on March 3 and lays out long‑kept personal experiences and health challenges.
  • She says she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2021 and underwent 15 hours of steroid injections that led to about 18 kilograms of weight gain.
  • In the book, she describes severe muscle loss in her legs, saying they are now extremely thin and leave her bones vulnerable in a fall.
  • She discloses sexual abuse in childhood by a babysitter and describes a later abusive relationship, emphasizing how fear and self‑doubt can trap survivors.
  • Promiflash, citing the Daily Mail, reports she later lost more than 22 kilograms in seven months after being placed on a liquid diet for stomach issues.