“Ang hirap umahon. Tulungan niyo ako…”
I guess Twitter has become my outlet. Again, that was one of my recent tweets.
I have been posting articles here in Good Info Net for a few months already and if you’ve been reading them, you’d know that I haven’t been feeling okay for quite some time already. 

To be completely honest, I have been concealing my sadness and dismay ever since this pandemic started. After all the hardships and struggles, our business eventually closed because of Covid-19. I kept on thinking of what I should do next, “Which career path should I take?” “Should I continue to pursue my blogging career?” “Do I have to study again?” I had a lot of questions in my mind and I was constantly pressuring myself and didn’t plan to stop until I find some answers.

After a series of more unfortunate events and anxiety attacks, I suddenly snapped. There came those days when waking up is already a struggle itself. Sometimes I wanted to binge-eat, sometimes I didn’t want to eat at all. My overthinking became worse and I started to doubt everything I believed in. There would also be days that I had no motivation and I would just stare into blank space without any content ideas entering my mind.

It was already a few weeks of feeling empty when my mom suggested that I seek the help of a psychiatrist. A few days before my birthday, I was finally diagnosed with Depression. It wasn’t much of a surprise but I was thankful to really confirm what I was really experiencing. I had to know in order to find solutions anyway. I have been taking meds ever since and I guess they’re helpful at some point.

If you were to ask me how I am today, I’d say, “I’m still not okay but I’ll get there.” For me, this is good news worth sharing here. I’d like to encourage everyone to seek professional help in times like this. Consult with a psychiatrist as soon as you can. Your mental health is important, it’s a priority to take care of it. We’re all in this together! You are not alone.