Actress, 30, beaten by stranger, diagnosed with brain tumor and run over by car at hospital

"I stopped responding to messages and

stopped showing up at places. A lot of the time I'm super tired and just have no energy," she groaned. "I used to be super social and now I just have a hard time leaving my house."

McLaren revealed that she now suffers from severe mood swings that cause her to randomly become enraged. 

"I stopped responding to messages and

stopped showing up at places. A lot of the time I'm super tired and just have no energy," she groaned. "I used to be super social and now I just have a hard time leaving my house."

The changes in her disposition have estranged McLaren from a number of people, leaving her with only "tolerant" friends and family members who aren't easily offended by her erratic behavior. 

McLaren's many afflictions notwithstanding, she has

remained positive about the future. 

"I think I stay strong by knowing it can't be like this forever and also knowing that one day I'm going to wake up and I won't be in pain anymore," she said. "I do believe that everything happens for a reason."

And she now believes her story will inspire others. 

"I am hoping to maybe one day write a book about it and keep using my platform to talk about my chaotic life," said McLaren, noting that her trials have made her stronger. 

"We don't choose our lives and what happens to us," she added, "but we do choose how to take what happens to us and make it into something beautiful."