Ibinahagi ng aktor na si Ian de Leon ang kaniyang pakikipaglaban sa depresyon, at kung paano niya ito nalagpasan sa tulong ng kaniyang asawa at pamilya.
Sa podcast na Surprise Guest with Pia Arcangel, ikinuwento ni Ian na maging siya ay nakaranas ng depresyon sa kaniyang buhay.
"When I hit rock bottom talaga, I was searching for answers eh. I strayed away from family for a while. I didn't want to see anyone, I didn't want to talk to anyone. I didn't want anyone asking me how I am," saad ng aktor.
Tatlong taon niya raw itong pinaglabanan, kung saan pansamantala muna siyang humiwalay mula sa mga mahal sa buhay.
"I just had that spiraling depression moment in my life where it took me three years to get over it, and it was a really dark and difficult time for me. I forgot about God, I forgot about people who cared for me, people who loved me and I just shut myself off from the world."
May mga punto raw na nalilito siya sa kaniyang buhay at hindi alam kung sino ang kaniyang kakausapin.
"What was going on sa buhay ko during that time was I felt so empty and depressed that I couldn't feel anymore. I woke up one night thinking 'What is wrong with me? What is going on? What should I do? Who should I go to? Who should I talk to? I don't want to talk to anyone, I don't want to see anyone."
Gayunman, ipinaramdam ng kaniyang pamilya, lalo ang kaniyang mga kapatid, na naroon lamang sila sa kaniyang tabi habang siya ay may pinagdadaanan.
Nagpasalamat din si Ian sa kaniyang asawa na si Jennifer Orcine, na hindi nilisan ang kaniyang tabi.
"But I am so blessed with my wife right now because she stuck with me through those dark times. 'Di ba nga sabi nila, malalaman mo kung sino ang totoong tao sa'yo at magmamahal sa'yo kung at the very darkest moments of your life, you will see only the people who are there for you," saad ng aktor.
Hanggang sa dumating ang isang gabi na naisipan ni Ian na magdasal nang taimtim.
"I started praying, and I think it was a call during that time. I prayed really hard. I didn't pray with words, I didn't pray with any sentences in my thoughts. I just prayed with intentions from my heart. Doon ko na-realize, if you want to communicate with our good Lord, it has to be pure intention and pure from your heart talaga. No words can truly express kung paano mo gagawin ang prayer na iyon."
Napagtanto ni Ian na kailangang magpakatatag at harapin ang mga problema sa buhay.
"It was just like that na all sorts of information, in words, na sinasabi Niya, 'No one can teach you how to live your life but yourself. If you give up right now, it's your choice. The power of choice is in your hands. You have to be strong, you have to move on from whatever it is that's going on in your life right now, you have to move on. Pull yourself back together. I'm here. I'm holding your hand. Look at Me, listen to Me, feel Me in your life," lahad niya.
Ibinabahagi ngayon ni Ian ang kaniyang mga natutunan tungkol sa buhay at kung paano haharapin ang mga problema sa kaniyang YouTube channel na "Ian de leon Official."
Sa mga nagnanais na may makausap, maaaring tumawag sa National Center for Mental Health hotline 1553 o sa mga numerong 09178998727, 09663514518, at 09086392672. —LBG, GMA News
