Zendaya talks about prioritizing mental health and therapy

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Zendaya "Dune" Photocall At Le Grand Rex In Paris
Zendaya attends the "Dune" photocall At Le Grand Rex on September 06, 2021 in Paris, France. (Photo by Kristy Sparow/Getty Images)

Zendaya recently reflected on how she deals with mental health issues and asserted that there is nothing wrong in seeking therapy sessions for the same and sharing your stress or pain with someone who could actually help.

She even opened up about her feelings amid COVID-induce lockdowns and also talked about a particular issue that she discussed with her therapist.

Zendaya on her own mental health

In an interview with British Vogue, Zendaya said that she made her mental health a priority as she was always in the spotlight. When asked about her mental health and whether she takes therapy, she stated, โ€œOf course I go to therapy. I mean, if anybody is able to possess the financial means to go to therapy, I would recommend they do that. I think itโ€™s a beautiful thing.โ€

Stating further about how it was normal to share oneโ€™s mental health issues with someone unknown, she added, โ€œThereโ€™s nothing wrong with working on yourself and dealing with those things with someone who can help you, someone who can talk to you, whoโ€™s not your mom or whatever, who has no bias.โ€

Emphasizing on COVID-19 outbreak, she said mental health issues began to appear during the pandemic that started affecting her emotionally. She said: โ€œ[It was the] first kind of taste of sadness where you wake up and you just feel bad all day, like what the fuck is going on?โ€ she said. โ€œWhat is this dark cloud thatโ€™s hovering over me and I donโ€™t know how to get rid of it, you know?โ€

Zendaya further said while her mother was a saver, her father was just the opposite. โ€œMy dadโ€™s like, โ€˜You know, you canโ€™t spend it when youโ€™re dead,โ€™ kind of thing,โ€ she said. โ€œIโ€™m somewhere in-between.โ€

The singer also wished to be in a career where she could do things she wants to, financially. โ€œThe hope is to have a career where you can be in a position, financially, to just do things you want to do because you enjoy the work and not have to worry about the other things. But Iโ€™m always like, โ€˜I will always need to work.โ€™ Because if I donโ€™t work then everything can be gone tomorrow,โ€ she stated, while adding that this was one particular issue that she discusses with her therapist in sessions.

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