United Kingdom, June 19 -- Charli XCX stays away from social media because it's "better for my brain".

In an interview with Rolling Stone, the 33-year-old singer said she has made the decision to steer clear of sites such as Instagram and Facebook for the sake of her mental health.

She said: "I have actually been a lot more offline. I don't really look as much anymore. It's just better for my brain.

"I know people probably won't believe me, because I am inherently, at least in the past, a very online artist.

"But I recently have been really struggling with my mental health to the point where, if I'm being real, I'm in the worst place mentally that I've been in my life."

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