Sheena Halili admits having anxiety and crying spells during pregnancy

Kapuso actress Sheena Halili shared her experiences during the second trimester of her pregnancy through a new vlog.

She happily reported that she has entered the "happy stage" of her pregnancy.

"Sabi nila, after three months to four months daw parang 70 percent ng mga mommies, bumabalik na sa normal ang appetite nila, mawawala na 'yung sensitivity ng pang-amoy nila, mas mdami na 'yung energy mo, mas ganado ka, mas kaya mo nang magpa-beauty ulit, magkaroon ng time para sa sarili mo. Balik normal pero siyempre hindi tulad ng dating normal mo dahil meron kang baby sa tiyan," she explains.

For Sheena, the "happy stage" came during the fourth month of her pregnancy.

"Na-experience ko naman 'yung happy stage. After four months po nag-start na parang ay kaya ko nang kumain ulit ng kanin. Hindi ko 'to nasabi sa inyo. Ayoko ng amoy ng bagong saing na kanin. This time, nakakakain na ko ng kanin. May energy na 'ko. Mas masarap na 'yung tulog ko. Nawala na 'yung selan ng amoy ko. Mas nayayakap ko na 'yung asawa ko. Mas nakakalabas na ko sa kwarto. Hindi na ko nagkukulong dito dahil ayoko nga 'yung amoy ng sala namin. Hindi pwede magluto [before] but this time, nakakapagluto na rin po ako. Nakakakain na rin po ako ng may garlic. Nakakapag fried rice na rin ang asawa ko," she shares.

But before all of this, Sheena admitted that she had bouts of anxiety.

"Bago ko po ma-experience 'yan lahat, akala ko talaga happy na. Pero ito naman po 'yung stage na magkakaroon pala ako ng anxiety, anxiety ngayong buntis, ngayong pregnant ako. Bago siya sa akin. Hindi naman ako nakaka experience ng ganito before," she recounts.

She explained that she would suddenly wake up at night startled or feeling that she couldn't breathe.

"'Yun, hindi ko nako-control 'yun. Ilang gabi akong ganoon. Ini-ignore ko lang," she admitted.

She also had unexplained crying spells and had to be supervised even while taking a bath because she developed a fear of being alone.

Her husband Jeron Manzanero finally encouraged her to talk to her gynecologist about what she is experiencing.

"Hindi ko naisip 'yun eh. Feeling ko personal issue siya," she said of her mental health.

Her gynecologist then recommended her to seek help from a psychiatrist.

"'Yung iba kasi iniisip nila, 'Ano ba 'yan? Psychiatrist.' 'Pag ganoon parang feeling nila baliw ka 'di ba or kung ano man. Hindi eh. Kailangan akong i-align ng isang expert," Sheena says.

The psychiatrist them confirmed that Sheena was feeling anxiety due to many factors, including the ongoing pandemic.

"Common daw [ang anxiety] sa mga mommy, sa mga buntis, ngayong panahon ng pandemic. Kasi wala naman talaga tayo sa normal eh," she shares.

Find out how Sheena dealt with her anxiety during her pregnancy here: