Meryll Soriano opens up about her mental health
MERYLL SORIANO – The actress shared in her YouTube vlog the effects to her of having a bipolar disorder.
In a previous vlog, the daughter of Willie Revillame became open about her mental health issues particularly having bipolar disorder.
“I’ve been very open about my condition. I’ve been diagnosed with bipolar disorder condition 14 years ago pa. That is why mental health is very, very important and close to my heart,” she said.
Bipolar disorder, also known as manic depression, is a mental health condition that causes extreme shifts in moods that alternate between highs (mania), lows (depression).
Based on her experience, among the effects of having this kind of mental disorder is the laziness of getting up and a sudden increase in her weight.
In the said vlog, she also opened up about being dependent on drugs until she got pregnant.
Meryll also advised those with mental health issues not to be ashamed or afraid to seek help from family, friends, or well-known experts.
Meanwhile, Meryll also said in her vlog that she gets hurt when people say they are suffering from mental health problems without a diagnosis from specialists.
Meryll Soriano started acting as a child star during the early 90s.
She also starred in the movies such as Nasaan Ka Nang Kailangan Kita with Judy Ann Santos and Wowie de Guzman, and Computer Kombat with Aiza Seguerra.
Then, she appeared in GMA’s TV series Sana ay Ikaw na Nga with Tanya Garcia and Dingdong Dantes, ABS-CBN’s fantasy series Marina with Claudine Barretto, and Super Inggo with Makisig Morales.
In 2014, she appeared on Honesto and Ikaw Lamang with Coco Martin, Julia Montes, Kim Chiu and Jake Cuenca.
In 2015, she returned to GMA Network after 10 years of staying with ABS-CBN to play a major antagonist role in My Mother’s Secret.
In 2017, she came back on ABS-CBN and joined the horror-fantasy drama series La Luna Sangre and the 2019 TV series Starla.
It was on September 8, 2006, when she got married to actor Bernard Palanca but broke up five months later. They have a son, Elijah.
Early this year, she introduced her second child but this time with actor Joem Bascon.
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