Kalani Hilliker was “traumatized” by her time on “Dance Moms.”

The 22-year-old star rose to fame as a child when she competed on the reality show alongside the likes of JoJo Siwa and Maddie Ziegler. However, she admitted that while she “can’t speak for the others” who appeared on the Lifetime series, she still has “anxiety issues” about her time on the show.

She told E! News: “Obviously, it’s brought a lot of trauma. And we’ve all definitely gone through some tough times. And I can’t speak for any of them because we all have our own experiences. But for me, it’s been really, really tough. And I obviously have anxiety and other things that probably stem from being on the show. But ultimately, I’m so grateful for it because otherwise I wouldn’t be able to advocate for things like mental health or teach dance at the level that I do.”

The “Swiped” actress left “Dance Moms” in 2017 after appearing on the show for four years and stepped away from the spotlight altogether. However, she has since rediscovered her “passion” and loves being able to share her skills with her dance students and her seven million Instagram followers.

She added, “I was a little burned out and wanted to have some time to just be myself. That’s always been a part of my life. But in the last two years, I’ve realized that this is always a passion of mine and something that I really care about. So I’ve been getting into it a lot more now. And I teach here in Arizona, have a lot of students and do solo performances. It’s definitely interesting to be on the other side!”