00:00It's common among public figures to have an eating disorder.
00:08Yes.
00:08Did you experience that?
00:09Oh my gosh.
00:10When I was 14, I did ramp modeling.
00:13Okay.
00:14Prior to being a beauty queen, my exposure was ramp, commercial, and print.
00:20They said I was skinny.
00:22I said I was competitive.
00:25I was losing my appetite little by little.
00:30It was true that I was losing my appetite.
00:33For years, it was like 5 p.m. and I couldn't eat even a spoonful.
00:40My mom noticed it.
00:41What my mom did when she took me out of the restaurant, she showed me pictures.
00:45Of food.
00:46There was no food.
00:47That's it.
00:47You lost your appetite.
00:49My mom told me,
00:51My child, you will die.
00:53Yes.
00:54That's when I woke up.
00:55My child, you will die because of what you're doing.
00:58Think about it.
00:59For years, I was like that.
01:01I was just pretending to eat.
01:02What do you call that condition?
01:04Anorexia nervosa.
01:06Oh.
01:07It's really a mental condition.
01:09It's associated with depression.
01:11It's like your brain is wrong in being accepted in the world.
01:15How long did you spend there?
01:1814 to 16 years old.
01:20Two years.
01:21Yeah, how did you get out of it?
01:23Therapy was popular.
01:24What did you do?
01:25I prayed to the Lord,
01:26Lord, please give me back my appetite.
01:29And I remember telling God,
01:31When I get my appetite back,
01:33I will pray that it won't disappear.
01:35So, did you experience depression?
01:39Did you get into that?
01:40Yeah.
01:41I was 23 years old when I got pregnant.
01:44And then I broke up.
01:45I was 5 months pregnant.
01:47Ah, during the pregnancy.
01:50So, after that, post-mortem,
01:53and then no work,
01:54and then you're heartbroken,
01:56you're pregnant, you can't drink alcohol,
01:58you can't move,
01:59and then I gave birth.
02:01And then I was 200 pounds.
02:03So, really, wow.
02:05Where were you then?
02:06Were you with your dad?
02:08No, I was in Bukod.
02:09At age 28, I started developing panic attacks.
02:1328 to 30.
02:15At age 30, that's when I decided
02:18I needed help.
02:20So, I consulted a psychiatrist.
02:23And then, that's the best thing that ever happened to me.
02:26That's the best decision I made.
02:28And it's not embarrassing.
02:30Neighbors, don't think it's embarrassing.
02:32And I have good news.
02:34What is it?
02:35Consultation is free at the National Center of Mental Health.
02:39It's on Facebook.
02:40And the medicine is also free.
02:42Really?
02:43Yes.
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