You are not alone in this battle. These brave individuals came forward to share their stories with us at the recent She Talks Asia conference on mental well-being, iMatter. Here are some morsels of wisdom, real but raw sound bites, and pieces of advice that might change the way you feel about yourself and how you treat others.
Above Kylie Verzosa, Claudia Barretto, Isabelle Daza-Semblat, Dr. Sylvia Claudio, and Sheila Tan
Art is therapy. Just like poetry, prayer, and letter writing, the visual arts control can ‘tremors’ of mental patients
- Dinah Nadera, co-founder of Foundation for Advancing Wellness Instruction & Talent (AWIT) -
I was doing everything right but didn’t feel self-fulfilled and I was unhappy. I couldn’t get out of bed and I had crying spells. It’s so exhausting when you feel you cannot ‘touch it.’ So, when I wrote my thoughts down, I could make the distinctions as to what was important. When I put things from pen to paper, it became tangible, it became something that I owned. I overcame depression the natural way
- Claudia Barretto, the first time she talked about her high-functioning depression and anxiety -