When you think of the youngest artist achieving great milestones in their life, the one name that pops up is Billie Eilish. Now, the ‘lovely’ artist will be the youngest artist headlining the upcoming Glastonbury festival. However, Billie’s music is distinct from her life. The lyric “isn’t it lovely all alone?” is something Billie did not ponder over when she was young. In her latest interview, she revealed that she slept with her parents till she was 11.
The chartbuster artist has time and again shared her battles with anxiety due to body image issues and she has been a strong advocate for mental health awareness. The 20-year-old artist shared her struggles and fears from her childhood, how she could not sleep alone at night, and how she tucked inside her parents’ and younger brother’s bed.
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“I Was Worried About Being Forgotten”: Billie Eilish Shares Her Separation Anxiety Struggle
Recently, the ‘Bellyache’ singer sat down for a conversation with ‘Sunday Times Magazine.’ During the interview, she revealed how her separation anxiety made it difficult to sleep alone, and how she used to sneak into her parents’ bed at night. She said, “I couldn’t be away from my parents. I was worried about what would happen to them, about what would happen to me, and being forgotten.” She explained that this arrangement continued till she was 11 and her younger brother, Finneas O’Connell 10 years old.
The Oscar-winning artist was afraid of the dark and the scorpions as per her confession. She explained that even if she slept alone, there was a crippling fear of the dark and “scorpions” under the bed. Billie said, “I couldn’t sleep by myself. If I woke up and my parents weren’t in the bed, and the lights were off, I would scream until they came to the door,” she said. “And I couldn’t step off the bed in the dark because I was certain that there were scorpions crawling all over the floor.”
She Opened Up About Her Body Image Issues In 2019
The year 2019 and turning 17 was one of the best times as per her admission. However, that was not the case always for Eilish. In the Rolling Stone interview, she revealed how her body insecurities turned into body dysmorphia. This mental health condition is when an individual is obsessively focused on one’s flaws in their appearance. The body image started when she was merely 12 years old and joined a dance class.
In the interview, she said, “That was probably when I was the most insecure. I wasn’t as confident. I couldn’t speak and just be normal. When I think about it or see pictures of me then, I was so not OK with who I was. At dance, you wear really tiny clothes, and I’ve never felt comfortable in really tiny clothes. I was always worried about my appearance.”
The problem became grim when the artist became 13 years old. She continued, “All I can think of is how miserable I was. How completely distraught and confused. Thirteen to sixteen was rough.” Today, she has risen to the pinnacle of success and has garnered a lot of loving and protective fans for her mental health advocacy and her music which possess healing powers for her fans.
If you ever feel anxious and not well, remember there are noble humans there to help you heal. Call on National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255), Send a message to Crisis Text Line on 741741.
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