Billie Eilish opened up about her lifelong struggles with mental health and depression in her new 'Rolling Stone' cover story.
found herself in the throes of depression unlike any she’d ever experienced: “It was just realer than it’s ever been before,” she tells
“My whole life, I’ve never been a happy person, really,” Eilish says. “I’ve been a joyous person, but not a happy person. I experience joy and laughter and I can find fun in things, but I’m a depressed person. I’ve suffered with a lot of depression my whole life. When things happen in my soul, or whatever, the thing I’ve always held on to is ‘Well, it’ll pass. It’ll come in waves and it’ll get worse and it’ll get better.’ And that’s always brought me comfort.
“I’m afraid,” she explains. “For a fucking good reason. I’m afraid of people, I’m afraid of the world. It’s just scary for somebody like me, and even if it’s not scary, it means being on and being vulnerable and being seen and being filmed and whatever. But with that all in mind, I have been choosing to do the thing that scares me more. I am biting the bullet and existing in the world for once.”
While Eilish is candid about her struggles with mental health, she says she is adamant about not wanting to be seen as a kind of spokesperson.
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