Hailey Baldwin Gets Real About Her Mental Health After Brief Social Media Hiatus

On Dec. 8, Hailey took to her Instagram stories to post her insight on taking a break from having your eyes permanently glued to your phone screen. “Being off Instagram is the best thing ever,” she revealed to her fans about her anxieties surfacing through the social media platform.

She was quick to acknowledge the counter argument, though — Instagram can be an incredible tool to connect with the world. But Hailey isn’t wrong. Sometimes the negative side of social media is louder than the positive.

Being in the public eye, it’s hard to get away from fans and followers watching and analyzing your every move. It’s clear Hailey is frustrated with people tossing out their negative opinions all over the place on social media — anything to do with her new marriage to Justin Bieber, possibly?

Hailey’s words come on the heels of her new Netflix documentary, which dropped Dec. 7, called The American Meme, which follows the careers of some of the biggest social media influencers. In the trailer, Hailey asks, “If you lost all your followers, could you go back to being yourself?” She answers that here: “I just don’t believe we’re called to live a life where we’re so easily caught up in strangers opinions on something they have nothing to do with.”

You go, girl! We love this new attitude. New name, new game, Hailey. Sometimes people do forget to put down their phones and just enjoy the experience.

Well said, Mrs. Bieber. With her recent wedding to Justin Bieber in the rearview mirror as their second married holiday is coming up, we totally vibe with Hailey’s mindset to keep her life pure of the negativity. Let’s hope she doesn’t skimp on the cute Christmas pics though!