Isabelle Daza on mental health: ‘It’s okay not to be okay’ | ABS-CBN
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Isabelle Daza on mental health: ‘It’s okay not to be okay’
Isabelle Daza on mental health: ‘It’s okay not to be okay’
ABS-CBN News
Published Jul 14, 2018 08:03 PM PHT

On Saturday, Isabella Daza uploaded on Instagram a video of herself stepping in front of a crowd. No, she wasn't about to talk make-up tips or fitness routines, nor was it another episode of her blog series where she addresses her haters online.
On Saturday, Isabella Daza uploaded on Instagram a video of herself stepping in front of a crowd. No, she wasn't about to talk make-up tips or fitness routines, nor was it another episode of her blog series where she addresses her haters online.
This time, the topics are depression and anxiety, and how social media, despite its positive impact in connecting people, is affecting those who have mental health problems.
This time, the topics are depression and anxiety, and how social media, despite its positive impact in connecting people, is affecting those who have mental health problems.
"I cannot imagine being a teenage girl growing up in this generation, looking up at bloggers and wanting that life. And then going home and feeling like, 'I don't have it,'" Daza said.
"I cannot imagine being a teenage girl growing up in this generation, looking up at bloggers and wanting that life. And then going home and feeling like, 'I don't have it,'" Daza said.
She went on to remind her audience that what is seen online is just a "fraction of reality."
She went on to remind her audience that what is seen online is just a "fraction of reality."
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Opening up about her own experiences keeping up a "facade of living a perfect life," Daza talked about the pressures she feels daily to show that she's "okay, when you're not."
Opening up about her own experiences keeping up a "facade of living a perfect life," Daza talked about the pressures she feels daily to show that she's "okay, when you're not."
She clarified that she's not officially diagnosed with clinical depression, but she argued that one "doesn't need to have gone through it to be sensitive to it."
She clarified that she's not officially diagnosed with clinical depression, but she argued that one "doesn't need to have gone through it to be sensitive to it."
Daza then revealed her fears of losing her career if she does not keep up with the latest trends, or even post something so that she can at least be talked about. "It's this anxiety that traps you," she explained.
Daza then revealed her fears of losing her career if she does not keep up with the latest trends, or even post something so that she can at least be talked about. "It's this anxiety that traps you," she explained.
She said that "it's okay not to be okay" and rallied: "We're going to get through this."
She said that "it's okay not to be okay" and rallied: "We're going to get through this."
Daza's solution is to support the movement that aims to erase the stigma that suffering from depression and anxiety is something to be ashamed about, and that it should be kept to oneself.
Daza's solution is to support the movement that aims to erase the stigma that suffering from depression and anxiety is something to be ashamed about, and that it should be kept to oneself.
She encouraged everyone to talk to a family member or a friend whom they think is suffering from mental health issues and just ask them how they feel. "Maybe we can save a life," Daza said.
She encouraged everyone to talk to a family member or a friend whom they think is suffering from mental health issues and just ask them how they feel. "Maybe we can save a life," Daza said.
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