Billie Eilish is speaking up about looking out for your friends’ mental health.
“You should keep your ears open and you should listen,” the 17-year-old singer says in a new AdCouncil video. “Even if it’s just a little bit more comfort, that can really mean a lot to someone, because you don’t know what is going on.”
Eilish added that “everyone has to help someone if they need it” – and words aren’t always necessary. “Sometimes it’s about a hug,” she said. “It’s about somebody holding you.”
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On the flip side, Eilish points out that it’s important for those suffering from mental health issues to talk to a friend.
“It doesn’t make you weak to ask for help,” she said. “It doesn’t make you weak to ask for a friend, to go to a therapist. It shouldn’t make you feel weak to ask anyone for help.”
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The singer has previously been open about her own mental health challenges. “I’m trying to learn still, to make sure that I stay OK.
“I’m just dealing with it how I’m dealing with it and I’m trying my best.”
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