{"id":24146,"date":"2019-05-22T17:49:32","date_gmt":"2019-05-22T23:49:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/b1043755"},"modified":"2019-05-22T17:49:32","modified_gmt":"2019-05-22T23:49:32","slug":"billie-eilish-gets-candid-about-her-own-mental-health-struggles-in-emotional-psa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kift\/music-news\/billie-eilish-gets-candid-about-her-own-mental-health-struggles-in-emotional-psa\/","title":{"rendered":"Billie Eilish Gets Candid About Her Own Mental Health Struggles in Emotional PSA"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"photo-txt-0\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"43.5\">\n<div class=\"column post-content__image--left post-content__image\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\" readability=\"32\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image--full\" src=\"https:\/\/akns-images.eonline.com\/eol_images\/Entire_Site\/2019422\/rs_634x1024-190522154219-634-billie-eilish.cm.52219.jpg?fit=inside|900:auto&amp;output-quality=90\" title=\"Billie Eilish\" alt=\"Billie Eilish\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"image__credits\">Vivien Killilea\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<section data-textblock-tracking=\"text-block-photo-text\" readability=\"25\">\n<p><strong>Billie Eilish<\/strong> is &#8220;still trying to learn&#8221; how to prioritize her mental health.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s no surprise that the singer is an open book when it comes to her mental health. Fans frequently find themselves relating to her hit songs, like &#8220;Ocean Eyes,&#8221; where the star&nbsp;sings about heartache and feelings of depression. Now, the 17-year-old is sharing how she is working to overcome her mental health struggles.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Believe it or not, Billie&#8217;s advice is incredibly honest and real. &#8220;It doesn&#8217;t make you weak to ask for help,&#8221; she explains. &#8220;Starting that conversation, you don&#8217;t have to make it super serious right away.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>She adds that checking on a friend, or just someone who might need it, during a time of need&nbsp;can make a big difference. It as easy as asking: &#8220;Are you okay? <em>Really<\/em>? Are you <em>actually<\/em> good?&#8221; And, if that&#8217;s too forward, a text message or a hug can go a long way.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"text-2\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"59\">\n<section data-textblock-tracking=\"text-block-text-only\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\" readability=\"8\">\n<p>&#8220;Sometimes you don&#8217;t even have to say something for them to know&#8230;&nbsp;Sometimes it&#8217;s about a hug,&#8221; she suggests.<\/p>\n<p>Billie adds, &#8220;The main thing&nbsp;I&#8217;m&nbsp;trying to say is that you should keep your ears open and you should listen.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"text-4\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"61.5\">\n<section data-textblock-tracking=\"text-block-text-only\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\" readability=\"13\">\n<p>While Billie says she is &#8220;obviously&#8221; not a trained professional, she learned a lot from her personal mental health struggles. She explains that she has &#8220;seen it and I have been it,&#8221; but she continues to learn from her experiences. &#8220;It&#8217;s been like that for me. There have been certain people that have texted me right as I need to be texted, you know, saying that they love me and it really means a lot.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Even though she says that she is simply &#8220;trying my best,&#8221; it&#8217;s clear that everyone can learn something from the 17-year-old.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"text-5\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"47.064220183486\">\n<section data-textblock-tracking=\"text-block-text-only\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\" readability=\"3.302752293578\">\n<p>If you want to learn more about how to start a conversation about mental health,&nbsp;go to&nbsp;<a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" spellcheck=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?v=_XFd0RLKQWA&amp;redir_token=rTOXeLtdUeJsYHw6NMGxGzX28nt8MTU1ODY1MDQzMUAxNTU4NTY0MDMx&amp;event=video_description&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fseizetheawkward.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">seizetheawkward.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tune-in-6\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"33\">\n<p class=\"tune-in__text\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\">Don&#8217;t miss <em>E! News<\/em> every weeknight at 7, only on E!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1043755\/billie-eilish-gets-candid-about-her-own-mental-health-struggles-in-emotional-psa?cmpid=rss-000000-rssfeed-365-topstories&#038;utm_source=eonline&#038;utm_medium=rssfeeds&#038;utm_campaign=rss_topstories\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: E! Online<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vivien Killilea\/Getty Images Billie Eilish is &#8220;still trying to learn&#8221; how to prioritize her mental health.&nbsp; It&#8217;s no surprise that the singer is an open book when it comes to her mental health. Fans frequently find themselves relating to her hit songs, like &#8220;Ocean Eyes,&#8221; where the star&nbsp;sings about heartache and feelings of depression. 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