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Isabelle Daza talks about mental health, says depression isn't something to be ashamed about
Actor, host, model and "It Girl" Isabelle Daza had a talk about depression in front of an audience to show her support for mental health awareness.
On Instagram TV Saturday, Isabelle shared a video of herself talking about mental illness, stressing that depression and anxiety aren't things to be ashamed about, especially if one needs help.
Belle said her friends have opened up to her about depression and the common denominator they have is "being ashamed."
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"They are too ashamed to talk about it and it was a common denominator amongst all of them being ashamed, and I don't know what it was about me that they felt the need to share and felt the need to open up. I kept thinking why are you ashamed if you need help?"
She noticed how society is not as open to talking about mental health illness as much as they support and talk about cancer.
"We look at let's say cancer and there are charity events for cancer and people talk about it and there communities behind this. It's an amazing support system but why is it when it comes to mental illness and depression, nobody wants to talk about it?"
She added that, "more people are affected by mental illness and depression than cancer and heart disease than you can ever imagine and yet nobody really talks about it."
As a social media influencer who looks like she's living the perfect life, Belle said a line off a Jessie J's song really helped her a lot.
"Recently I went to this concert of Jessie J and she sang this song and she sang a line and she said, 'it's okay, not to be okay' and that really broke me because I felt like I wasn't alone."
She said the pressure to "keep up a facade of living a perfect life on social media" generates jealousy and thoughts about how one is not good enough. It's "anxiety" that traps you.
She issued a reminder: The things people see on social media is just a "fraction" of real life.
Belle encouraged her audience to talk to their loved ones, which may just save a life.
"Just ask one person and make that connection. Say, 'how are you today? How are you feeling? How was your relationship?' Let's remove that stigma that this is something to be ashamed of cause it's not and this is something that needs to be talked about and people need to be heard and maybe we can save a life."
Well said, Belle. Bravo! — Jannielyn Ann Bigtas/LA, GMA News
