Kristen Stewart says social media is "addictive".
The ‘Equals’ star tries to stay off sites like Twitter, Facebook and Instagram as much as possible as she worries it would make her "validate something very superficial in herself".
She said: "But you also become addicted to that hit by yourself and with yourself, every seven minutes or so, and you end up wasting so much time just validating something very superficial in yourself. It has definitely changed us."
And the 26-year-old singer also opened up about the demands of fame.
She added to V magazine’s Spring issue: "I know that it seems like just a couple weeks at a time or whatever, but between Cannes and the New York Film Festival, it seems like I need to force myself to be like, ‘OK no, stop being external. Enough of the output.’ Sometimes, you need to – this sounds so cliché – meditate on replenishing the well."
It comes after Kristen admitted she felt "uncomfortable" having her personal life made public as a teen.
She said: "It was something I really invested in. It mattered to so many people. Something personal became the most personal thing, which is awesome because to share this is great, but at the same time I was 17 or 18 when it all kind of went down and that’s the most uncomfortable, terrible, weird … You’re 17-years-old and like ahh. But at the same time, it was good. It kind of forced me to stand at attention in this way."
And Kristen feels she has been more open about her personal life as of late, something which she sees as "beneficial" as it means she can explain herself.
She added: "I think it takes a minute to sort of acclimate to communicating with so many people at one time, with like, ‘The masses,’ you know.
"I think it’s only beneficial, like … for me to have so many pathways open, it ends up kind of not allowing people to misconstrue you."
Kristen Stewart: Social media’s addictive
