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3rd October 2023
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"Don't invalidate your feelings," she said. "You have every right to feel however you do, even if it seems weird to others, and being hard on yourself won't help you feel better or find a solution."
The blonde beauty also recommended taking a few deep breaths and grounding yourself with your five senses.
'Note 1-3 things you can smell, touch, hear, etc… in the moment and remember: this feeling will pass, even if you have to ride it out for a while,” she said.
Ava also explained how dealing with anxiety has led her to developing a "bad habit" of picking her skin. "It's just so tempting for some reason," she added, "but I think I've been better about not doing that as I've gotten older."
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Yet the 24-year-old hasn't let her mental health hold her back and she revealed that she has been studying social welfare at UC Berkeley.
"Loved this major and got to take so many fascinating classes on various social/political movements, systemic inequities, psychology, and the practice of social work," Ava explained.
"Even though I didn't end up becoming a social worker, I still think what I learned in this major informs a lot of how I move through the world and my perspective on some major issues."
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