{"id":125305,"date":"2017-10-20T04:18:22","date_gmt":"2017-10-20T08:18:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=125305"},"modified":"2017-10-20T04:26:09","modified_gmt":"2017-10-20T08:26:09","slug":"kris-shares-story-of-depression","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/10\/20\/kris-shares-story-of-depression\/","title":{"rendered":"Kris shares story of depression"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Queen of All Media on Thursday took to Instagram to express her sentiments on the condition that plague many, including herself. (Photo<\/a>: Kris Aquino\/Instagram<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA, Philippines\u2014Kris Aquino bares her soul to social media as she recalls the time when she too was once depressed.<\/p>\n

Amidst the recent propagation of discussion on depression, the Queen of All Media on Thursday took to Instagram to express her sentiments on the condition that plagued many, including herself.<\/p>\n

Depression is caused by many factors; among them are genetics, hormone levels, medication, and most commonly, stress. What made Kris break?<\/p>\n

For Kris, the black dog of depression came after she lost her spot on television.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere was a period of time when I was depressed & scared that all doors were closing,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n

Kris left her home network ABS-CBN in September last year. Since then, she has not had a regular television show on any network.<\/p>\n

Her depression didn\u2019t go unnoticed by her family and friends who were worried of how depression had changed her.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy sisters were worried because I wasn\u2019t me; I shut down, kept to myself because I didn\u2019t want to burden them with my insecurities,\u201d Kris wrote.<\/p>\n

While some would be scared of the financial burden losing a job could bring, it wasn\u2019t the case with Kris. More than anything, losing the space to make her voice heard saddened her the most.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy sons and I were financially secure but it was painful to not have a venue to continue doing what I love most\u2014connecting with you & entertaining you.\u201d<\/p>\n

But as an old adage goes, \u201cEvery cloud has a silver lining.\u201d Her disappearance from television channeled her attention to another medium\u2014vlogs.<\/p>\n

Soon after, Kris is back on her feet with The Aquinos on YouTube where she gets to do what she had been doing on TV for a very long time\u2014hosting a magazine show. The only difference is that, now, she is not watched on TV but on computers, tablets, and smartphones.<\/p>\n

In The Aquinos, Kris also gets to share tales of her family\u2019s travel in and outside the country, as well as the lifestyle activities the whole family commits to.<\/p>\n

\u201cGod blessed me with a new team that restored my confidence. We chose to just keep going and not give up,\u201d Kris said, referring to her new production team.<\/p>\n

Yesterday, Kris shared another \u201cvictory\u201d following the success of The Aquinos.<\/p>\n

\u201cToday was a victory, because we signed a new endorsement and it is a perfect match for the new online platform we envisioned and continue to build,\u201d she wrote, referring to an endorsement for a multinational pharmaceutical company.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery day i thank God for sending people my way who believed we could survive the storms & embrace the beauty of life\u2019s rainbows,\u201d she added. \u201cMay God also give you hope to trust in Him through every chapter of your life.\u201d<\/p>\n

As #KeepGoing spreads on the internet, Kris Aquino\u2019s story of resilience is a reminder that if we would just keep on going, a ray light would peek through the dark clouds and soon, the black dog would leave, the clouds would clear, and the sun would shine on us again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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