Chloe Bailey Reflects On Quitting Social Media

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Chloe Bailey recently explained her decision to stay off social media.

Chloe Bailey says that she's opted not to be involved in any of her social media accounts. Appearing on The Tamron Hall Show, Bailey explained how she came to terms with that decision and the effects it has had. She says that the constant influx of negativity was draining.

“For a minute, I removed all socials off my phone and I just turned it over to my team,” she said. “Of course I’d make the content, I’d come up with the captions and I would just send it to them, but I got rid of my social media because I realized the things people were saying.”

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She continued: “The negative things people were saying about me were affecting me, and I noticed if I’d go out on stage or ‘if I do this people are gonna say this,’ and I realized that I was changing myself for other people and their opinions and what they were accusing me of originally, which was not being myself and being forced, that’s what I was tuning into because I was so occupied with what people thought about me, but the second I deleted the apps off my phone, I was mentally so much clearer because you’re doing what makes you happy.”

Elsewhere in the interview, Bailey also opened up about dealing with depression. She explained that it wasn't related to her career or music but instead "personal internal things." She further added that she's doing better lately. "You have your ups and you have your downs," she said. "It's never going to be a steady course, but at least I feel confident enough in knowing this life is worth living for."

Bailey's discussion with Tamron Hall comes after the release of her long-awaited debut album, In Pieces. Additionally, she recently starred in Donald Glover's new Amazon Prime series, Swarm. With regard to that, she also admitted that she hasn't seen the backlash in relation to her controversial sex scene on the show.

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