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'Unfathomable things happened': Zooey Deschanel explains her break from social media as she poses for Cosmopolitan

Published: 11:43 EST, 6 October 2016 | Updated: 13:17 EST, 6 October 2016

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Zooey Deschanel has experienced the downside of fame and being in the public eye.

The brunette beauty covers the November issue of Cosmopolitan - on newsstands Tuesday, October 11 - and she reveals why she took a four-month break from social media from May 25 until September 20.

The 36-year-old New Girl star said, 'A lot of very strange, tragic, sad, unfathomable things have happened…'

Beautiful in blue: Zooey Deschanel covers the November issue of Cosmopolitan which hits newsstands on Tuesday, October 11

She continued, 'To the point where you’re like, no amount of thoughts and prayers can make this better. It makes me more reflective.'

'I took a social-media break because everyone feels the need to comment on everything immediately. Sometimes, we need to be thoughtful about what we say,' Zooey added.

Zooey, who have birth to daughter Elsie Otter last year with husband Jacob Pechenik, was dressed in blue - bringing out her eyes furthermore - for the inside shot of the magazine.

In the stunning pictorial, the actress showed some leg in a feminine frock similar to one her famous character, Jess, would wear on her hit FOX show.

On social media: The 36-year-old New Girl star and cover girl blamed her four-month break from social media on 'strange, tragic, sad, unfathomable things'

Zooey's voluminous and enviable tresses were left down in loose waves and she sported her signature bold red lip.

The three-time Golden Globe nominee and mother-of-one also talked about maternity leave.

She told the publication, 'We live in a country that doesn’t give paid maternity leave. I felt very lucky to have an employer who was understanding and let me have, like, four months with my baby before I had to go back to work.'

On maternity leave: The actress said, 'I felt very lucky to have four months with my baby before I had to go back to work.' She and husband, Jacob Pechenik, welcomed their daughter, Elsie Otter last July. The family of three is pictured in December 2015

The busy actress who is now in the sixth season of New Girl, which airs on FOX on Tuesday nights, can also be heard in the animated film Trolls which hits theaters on November 4.

In the movie, which also stars Justin Timberlake's famous voice, Zooey had to learn how to rap.

'They were like, are you ready to rap? I was like, uhhh…'

Her pop star co-star was there when she recorded the rap remix of Diana Ross's I'm Coming Out.

'I have great admiration for the man. I didn’t want to screw it up, but the one thing I can’t do is that.'

'It was really scary': The actress, who's voice will be in the animated film Trolls, talked about learning to rap with co-star Justin Timberlake by her side, saying he was a 'great coach'

The humble actress, who makes up the female half of the indie musical duo, She & Him, added, 'It was really scary, but Justin was a great coach.'

Zooey sizzled on the cover of the magazine in a sexy, plunging fit-and-flare dress which cinched in her tiny waist as she placed her hands on her hips and shot a sexy open-mouth stare back to the camera.

The actress, who divorced Death Cab For Cutie rocker, Ben Gibbard, in 2012, also discussed humanity in today's society.

'When I was growing up, I always thought the world would get less bigoted, less racist, and people would be more open-minded. For a while, I thought that was happening, but it’s been very scary the last few years.'

On humanity: The actress, who is starring in her 6th season of New Girl, told the publication the world has been 'very scary the last few years.' Photographed in March 2016 in L.A.