00:00Ayon sa datos ng Philippine National Survey on Mental Health and Wellbeing,
00:05meron lamang dalawa hanggang tatlong mental health professional sa bawat isang daang libong Pilipino.
00:13Dahil sa malaking kakulangan, maraming suliranin sa usapin ng mental health ang hindi natutugunan.
00:21Kaya naman patuloy na nagahanap ang mga eksperto ng iba't ibang paraan,
00:26tulad ng Animal Assisted Therapy.
00:28Pag sinabi niyo pong Animal Assisted Therapy,
00:32this is actually more like a structured and goal-oriented approach
00:36to really ensuring and improving the mental health and well-being of your clients.
00:40But I would like to actually focus on dogs because that's what I use in therapy po.
00:46So dogs tend to actually project their happiness.
00:48They are very mindful beings.
00:50So their happiness can actually be projected to human beings.
00:54That's why na-absorb din po sila ng mga tao.
00:57May mga pagkakataon po kasi ng isang tao could actually feel lonely sa buhay,
01:01especially if you are grieving.
01:03Let's say for example, nawalan ka ng mahal sa buhay.
01:06So of course, therapy animals can be there.
01:08But actually, the fact that being there already helps.
01:13Yung may kasama ka, going through your situation, you don't feel lonely.
01:19Technically, their presence alone provides us an informal psychological support.
01:26Suporta sa panahon habang may pinagdaraanan.
01:29Yan naman ang naging papel ni Elsa sa buhay ni Dr. Jerica Tan.
01:34This is Elsa.
01:36Ngayon, baby Elsa.
01:37She's seven years old.
01:38She's a Pomeranian.
01:39And she's my emotional support animal.
01:42Taong 2021, nang pumanaw ang ina ni Dr. Jerica dahil sa cancer.
01:49Mula noon, araw-araw niyang nararondaman ang pangungulila at labis na kulungkutan.
01:56I was actually diagnosed kasi with major depressive disorder before.
02:00Isang uri yan ang kondisyon sa mental health,
02:03kung saan nakararanas ang isang tao na matinding lungkot.
02:07Kawalanang gana sa mga bagay na nakasanayan,
02:10hanggang sa maapektuhan na ang kanyang pang-araw-araw na pamumuhay.
02:15It was really a hard time.
02:17Sobrang hirap na I had to seek professional help.
02:21Tapos, yun, nag-medications ako.
02:23And then, yung nalaman nga na may dog,
02:25parang sinabi, it could help with the, ano,
02:29with my,
02:32with my, ano, situation.
02:33Kaya noong nalaman ng kanyang psychiatrist
02:37na may alagang aso si Dr. Jerica,
02:40agad na inirecommenda si Elsa
02:42bilang kanyang emotional support animal.
02:45At hindi ito basta-basta,
02:47kundi may formal na papeles.
02:49So, Doc, sinare niyo sa amin
02:53itong emotional support animal certificate ni Elsa
02:56na in-issue ng isang psychiatrist.
03:00So talagang,
03:01it's really a formal certification of Elsa
03:05as your emotional support animal.
03:07And yung nakalagay dito,
03:10nagkaroon ng clinical evaluation
03:13and ongoing mental health management.
03:16So talagang, ikaw munang in-assess
03:18at kasama dito sa iyong therapy
03:22ay si Elsa.
03:24So, official,
03:26may official status siya
03:27as not just a pet,
03:28but an emotional support animal.
03:30How do you know na na effective?
03:32So, ayun, so kunwari,
03:37sobrang hindi ako okay.
03:38You know, pagka-depressed ka,
03:40sometimes you don't have the will
03:41to get up in the morning,
03:42you have no energy, ganyan.
03:44Pero, in a way,
03:46pag alam mong may nagaantay din sa'yo
03:48na syempre,
03:49sa kanino ba siya magde-depend
03:50for the food,
03:51for ano niya,
03:52sa'yo.
03:53So, parang mapipilitan kang bumangon
03:55and then with that,
03:56nakikita mo na siya,
03:57you're gonna be with her na
04:00like ito si Elsa.
04:01Araw-araw,
04:02malaki ang naitutulong ni Elsa
04:04bilang emotional support animal
04:06ni Doktora Jerika.
04:08Isang dagdag na suporta
04:10o intervention.
04:11Pero hindi ito kapalit
04:13ng mga doktor at gamot.
04:15I mean,
04:15marami kasing conditions
04:17na ang cure
04:21or yung treatment
04:21ay drugs.
04:24Diba?
04:25Pero in your case,
04:27it's an animal.
04:28Not really.
04:30I also have my medications.
04:31Hindi talaga natin...
04:32Hindi siya substitute?
04:34Okay.
04:34Para siyang extra lang na
04:37to help ease yung anxiety mo,
04:40ganyan.
04:40But it doesn't replace
04:41yung mismong management
04:42with the medications,
04:43the therapy itself.
04:45It's still not a substitute to that.
04:48Minsan ko na ring naranasan
04:50ang matinding takot
04:51at pag-iisa.
04:54Isa ako sa mga unang pasyente
04:56ng COVID.
04:57Sa haba ng aking quarantine,
04:59bawal akong lumapit
05:00o lapitan ng tao.
05:03Pero may mga nila lang
05:05na sumalba sa akin.
05:08Noong mga panahon yun,
05:09wala pang pag-aaral
05:11na naipapasa
05:12ang virus sa mga hayo.
05:14Wala akong ibang kasama
05:15kundi isang pusa
05:16at ang aso kong si Rex.
05:20Masasabi kong
05:21na ituro rin sa akin
05:23ang pandemya
05:23ang mahalagang papel
05:25ng ating mga alaga.
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