Lindsay Lohan is opening up about the way fame impacted her when she was younger.

The 39-year-old Freakier Friday actress spoke to The Times about growing up in the spotlight.

According to Lindsay, the paparazzi craze of the 2000s has left her with lasting issues, but she feels like social media has helped change things for the better.

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“I don’t ever want my family to experience being chased by the paparazzi the way I was,” Lindsay told the publication. “They were terrifying moments I had in my life — I have PTSD to the extreme from those things. The most invasive situations. Really scary. And I pray stuff like that never comes back. It’s not safe. It’s not fair.”

Lindsay went on to say that she doesn’t feel like the culture of the paparazzi tracking down celebrities is as bad as it once was. She said, “It was way worse when I was younger.”

According to Lindsay, social media becoming more and more prevalent is to thank for the shift.

“Now, because of social media, people can tell their own story in the way that you want it to be told. It has reclaimed the ownership of your life,” she told the publication, going on to say that she’s had to learn how to separate her private and public lives over the years.

Despite the shift toward the better, Lindsay still thinks there’s an issue with fans filming or photographing her without her noticing it.

“But then, now, somebody will have a phone up all the time,” Lindsay told the publication. “That’s scary. That feels very uncomfortable. I’d rather someone just ask if they can take a photo or else you get cautious of every move you make.”

Check out the photos of Lindsay with her Freakier Friday co-stars at the premiere!