{"id":171175,"date":"2018-07-16T06:04:33","date_gmt":"2018-07-16T10:04:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=171175"},"modified":"2018-07-16T06:04:33","modified_gmt":"2018-07-16T10:04:33","slug":"meryll-soriano-10-years-after-being-diagnosed-with-bipolar-disorder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/07\/16\/meryll-soriano-10-years-after-being-diagnosed-with-bipolar-disorder\/","title":{"rendered":"Meryll Soriano: 10 years after being diagnosed with bipolar disorder"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Meryll stressed that mental health awareness teaches that those suffering from disorders should not just be branded as baliw<\/em> (insane) just because it is the common connotation. (Photo<\/a>: Meryll Soriano\/Instagram<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After losing the light of some stars in the industry of show business \u2013 the celebrity life of cameras flashing and fans screaming \u2013 the fight to break the stigma of mental health came stronger into the limelight.<\/p>\n

For Meryll Soriano who has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder for 10 years, the 35-year old actress confessed that it is only now that she is able to speak out about her condition.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou know we have to break the stigma,\u201d she said in an interview with ABS-CBN and Philippines\u2019 Ultimate Showbiz Hub (PUSH).<\/p>\n

Meryll stressed that mental health awareness teaches that those suffering from disorders should not just be branded as baliw<\/em> (insane) just because it is the common connotation.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am just hopeful na<\/em> (that) this will start something, that this is a global phenomenon. It\u2019s just not here, even in the another place, maybe a third world country, maybe a first world country, there is still stigma so I think there is a community now that is ready and it is so good to be part of that,\u201d she said in the same interview.<\/p>\n

Meryll was among the stars who joined the \u201cWill You Still Love Me\u201d art exhibit last July 14 \u2013 from \u201cThe Julia Buencamino Project.\u201d<\/p>\n

Julia is Nonie and Shamaine Buencamino\u2019s daughter who passed away due to an apparent suicide back in 2015, and Meryll said that she personally knew her.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am very, very happy to create awareness and to share the inspiration and also the message that we are not alone,\u201d she said, taking part in one of the said project\u2019s initiative.<\/p>\n

Though the Buencaminos chose to seal their lips on Julia\u2019s passing, two years after, Shamaine was able to finally open up about it \u2013 at the same time, launching the project in memory of Julia and advocacy of mental health awareness.<\/p>\n

[READ: Shamaine Buencamino opens up on Julia\u2019s passing<\/a>]<\/p>\n

The first time Meryll opened up about her bipolar disorder was also in 2015, after Julia\u2019s passing, admitting that she was diagnosed at the age of 27.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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