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Heart Evangelista admits to her anxiety becoming extreme, it's already manifested physically
Heart Evangelista has been pretty open about her anxiety, talking about it on her social media accounts
but in a tell-all interview on Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho Sunday, the Kapuso Queen of Creative Collaborations revealed the extent of her mental health concerns.Heart admitted to having had "slight depression" in 2018, when she lost her twin babies from a miscarriage.
And just last November, it manifested on her body. "Naging numb 'yung mga paa ko pati kamay ko na pang-paint, wala akong maramdaman dito," Heart narrated.
"It's called the Burning Tongue Syndrome. Basically, people just live with this condition na parang nasusunog 'yung bibig mo, tapos minsan kumakalat siya sa gums and it's very painful," Heart shared.
"Sabi nila, iyong cause ng sa akin can be extreme anxiety and it manifests on your body, kasi sa sobrang stress," she said.
Heart admitted that she might not have been conscious of it but the pressure she gets on social media has somehow affected her.
"Iyong pressure ng tao, dapat kailangan lagi kang maganda, kailangan lagi kang nauuna," Heart continued.
"Although hindi naman ako super ganon, siguro subconciously, minsan, 'pag may mga nagsasabi tungkol sa'yo, 'kala mo hindi ka naapektohan. But then it affects you and nagpa-pile up siya. So yes nagkaroon po ako ng depression and anxiety," Heart revealed.
Heart had another bout of it, right before the quarantine period. And it was only when she was stuck at home due to lockdown that she finally started to handle her depression and anxiety better.
"Maybe kailangan din nga pause sa buhay, and I feel like I'm much better now. I just had to calm down and not care first muna. I did a lot of meditation," she said.
Heart said she expresses her emotions through her paintings.
Seeking professional help and talking about it
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When asked when is the right time for her to seek professional help, she said it's when the voices inside your head get too loud.
"Kasi sometimes 'yung fears nandiyan lang sila. Parang nao-overpower niya na sa utak mo. 'Pag hindi na talaga kaya, you need to see the doctor," Heart said.
Heart said people shouldn't be ashamed of going to the doctor to seek professional help for your mental health.
"Hindi mo dapat itaya yung buhay mo dahil nahihiya ka pumunta sa doktor or nahihiya ka mag-open up about it," she said.
"There is a way it can be fixed, ask help and don't be afraid of it. So that's what I did."
Heart said she wanted to open about what she is going through so people would understand her situation and to let them know that her life is not perfect.
"Porke't nakikita ka nilang maganda 'yung suot mo o porket nakikita nila maganda 'yung bag mo you're living the life. Feeling nila okay ka lang saktan," she said.
"'Masaya naman 'yan eh, kaya kahit laitin ko 'yan wala naman 'yan sa kanya.' [Per] hindi ganon yun eh," she added.
Heart said she would sometimes pray and tell the Lord that she wants nothing else in her life but for her and her family to be healthy.
"Minsan kapag may pinagdadaanan ka mas gugustuhin mo na lang, 'Lord, tanggalin mo na lang lahat ng ito basta healthy ako. Basta okay yung pamilya ko, okay yung mga tao sa paligid ko'. We all have our cross to carry."
Heart said she wanted to talk about it and be open about what she's going through because it shows "reality."
"Nobody has a perfect life," she said.
"I know may mga sinasabi na 'toxic positivity' maybe because hindi rin nila alam yung pinagdadaanan ng tao," she said.
Despite this Heart said people should still "push for being positive. 'Yun ang hindi mabibili ng pera." — Jannielyn Ann Bigtas/LA, GMA News