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December 01,2019 Sunday Speech Program
Last October 18,2019 Novaliches Bishop Most Rev. Pablo Virgillo David or also known as
Bishop Ambo, alongside with a team of professional psychologists and psychiatrists, initiated a
project which is aiming to provide the promotion of mental well-being and a campaign on how we
But first what is a mental disorder? Mental Disorder otherwise known as mental illness or
psychological disorder was defined by World Health Organization as a wide range of mental health
conditions or disorder that affects your thinking, mood and behavior towards dealing with different
things and people. Whereas, this so called mental illness includes (i.e. depression, schizophrenia
etc.) which was induced by various factors such as (i.e. childhood abuse, trauma etc.)
Moreover, another question is that how are we going to know if someone is already
suffering from it? Based on the researches made by professional psychologists and psychiatrists. It
shows that someone is already suffering from mental illness if he or she is already showing some of
this early warning signs of mental illness to keep an eye on particularly when someone is already
suffering from two or more of these symptoms which identified as, (i.e. Long occurrence of sadness
or irritability etc.)
In addition, this common types of mental illness are very predominant and rampant
nowadays here in the Philippines particularly to the teenagers ages 16-20 like us. wherein in the
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past few years, based on the data presented of Department of Health, Philippines is on top among
the other countries in Southeast Asia in terms of people who is suffering to mental disorders and
that mental disorder is 3rd among the top of the most common causes of disability here in our
country especially to the youth. It's also reported that more or less 3.3 million Filipinos are enduring
from this so called mental disorder, which includes 2.5 percent males and 1.7 percent of females per
100,000 Filipinos, are committing suicide because of it. However, the experts of psychological field
said that all of us has the potential to develop mental health problems, no matter what age we are
and also regardless of capability and state of life. Nonetheless, the World Health Organization
thinks that this numbers are just a percentage only of the actual problem. particularly because in a
Catholic Country like ours, talking about mental health creates stigma among Filipino peoples,
But the real question here is how, are we going to solve and prevent this type of problems?
Especially here in the seminary. We are very prone of this problem because such as the (malayo sa
pamilya, loneliness, crisis, tiredness, drive for wordly desires) Whereas, we have here also the so
called “Crisis na ako “expression which can be attributed as one of the early signs to develop a
mental disorder in which if we didn’t address immediately might lead to the development of the
said disorder.
However, despite of this mental disorders we must consider the world from a new
perspective: incorporate into it on equal terms. because Life is given only once, and you have no
time to waste it. Not a single moment to spare! As soon as the world starts changing, you will keep
a stronger touch with it. You will realize that inward problems are mainly our own creations, our
own illusions, our own misunderstandings. Share your doubts with the world, and you be
understood in return. It is easiest to shut your heart and pretend that loneliness is desirable. A white
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lie! Out of depression – to communicate with people – to establish relationships – and depression
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bereavement (losing someone close to you) and drug and alcohol misuse.)
worry, or anxiety, Social interactions detachment, Dramatic changes in eating and sleeping
habits.