22/10/2025
BulSU-CSSP and City of Malolos Integrated School-Sto. Rosario Project Paraya: Mental Health Awareness Campaign Management held on October 22, 2025 at Aldaba Hall, City of Malolos Integrated School-Sto. Rosario, City of Malolos, Bulacan.
๐ ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต isnโt just about whatโs happening in our minds โ itโs also about our overall emotional, psychological, and social well-being. Nakakaapekto ito sa kung paano tayo mag-isip, makaramdam, at kumilos araw-araw. Just like our physical health,
๐ธ๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป ๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐น๐ฎ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ด๐๐ฎ๐ป ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ฎ.
We all deal with mental health in different ways. May iba na nakakahanap ng comfort sa pakikipag-usap sa friends or family, habang yung iba naman mas gusto mag-journal, magdasal, makinig sa music, o mag-isa para makapag-recharge. ๐ง๐ฎ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฒ๐๐ปโ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ โ ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ป ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฎ๐ป ๐บ๐ผ ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ด๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป ๐ป๐ฎ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ด๐ผ๐ฑ ๐ธ๐ฎ, ๐บ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ป๐ด๐ธ๐ผ๐, ๐ผ ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ ๐ผ๐ธ๐ฎ๐. ๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐โ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ.
Alam mo ba na hindi lahat ng stress ay masama? There are actually two types of stress โ ๐ฒ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐.
๐๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ is the positive kind of stress โ ito yung nakakatulong para maging motivated ka, mag-focus, at magpursige. Halimbawa, โyung kaba bago mag-exam o performance, it pushes you to do better.
๐๐ถ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐, on the other hand, is the negative kind of stress โ ito yung kapag sobra na, hanggang sa naapektuhan na ang mental, emotional, at physical health mo. Kapag hindi mo na kaya ang pressure, thatโs distress.
Ang importante ay matutunan mong kilalanin ang sarili mo, malaman kung kailan ka dapat magpahinga, at humingi ng tulong kapag sobrang bigat na. Thereโs nothing wrong with asking for help โ ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ ๐ถ๐๐ผ ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ป ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐, ๐ธ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ ๐ป๐ด ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐๐ต.
Isa rin sa mga epektibong paraan para mapangalagaan ang sarili ay ๐ฎ๐ป๐ด ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ด๐บ๐ฒ-๐บ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ. ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐ท๐๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฝ ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด. Sometimes, you just need a few quiet minutes to calm yourself and reconnect with your thoughts. Take deep breaths, close your eyes, and let yourself breathe out the heaviness. It may seem simple, but it really helps. Meditation and deep breathing remind you that slowing down is also a form of healing.
When it comes to other people, ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐๐น๐ฒ. Hindi natin alam kung ano ang pinagdadaanan nila. Minsan nagrereact sila nang may tono o naiiba sa nakasanayan mo โ pero baka pagod lang sila, stressed, o tahimik na lumalaban sa sarili nilang laban. Kaya hanggaโt kaya mo, choose kindness. ๐ ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ฅ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ฒ ๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ฅ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ง ๐ซ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ณ๐.
At kapag may taong nag-open up saโyo, nag-share ng problema, o nag-rant โ makinig ka. ๐๐ช๐ฌ๐๐ ๐ข๐ค๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ ๐ช๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ฉ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ฃ ๐ฃ๐๐ก๐. ๐๐ฌ๐๐จ๐๐ฃ ๐ข๐ค๐ฃ๐ ๐จ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ข๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ก๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ โ๐๐ ๐ค ๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐โ ๐ค โ๐จ๐โ๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐ฃ๐๐ ๐ข๐๐จ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ ๐ฅ๐.โ Kasi minsan, kahit hindi mo sadya, parang na-i-invalidate mo na ang feelings nila. Remember, itโs about them, not you.
You donโt always have to give advice unless they ask for it. Sometimes, ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐
๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ โ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐. A simple โIโm here for you,โ or even a gentle hug (if theyโre comfortable with it), can already mean the world.
And please, be careful when using words like โdepressedโ or โtrauma.โ Itโs not about invalidating your feelings, but ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฝ ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป. Nowadays, madalas nating marinig ang mga linyang, โBagsak ako sa exam, depressed na ako,โ o โAng daming gawain, na-trauma na ako.โ Pero ang depression at trauma ay hindi basta-basta.
๐๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ โ itโs a serious mental health condition that causes deep and lasting feelings of emptiness, hopelessness, and loss of interest in life.
๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐บ๐ฎ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฒ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐น๐ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐๐น ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ โ something that leaves a lasting mark on oneโs mind and heart.
You may be sad and stressed, and thatโs valid โ pero ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ป, ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฒ๐๐ปโ๐ ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐โ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฑ. So be mindful with your words. For some people, those words describe real pain theyโre still trying to survive.
๐ผ๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ค๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฎ, ๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ก ๐๐๐๐ก๐ฉ๐ ๐ข๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐จ ๐๐๐๐๐ช๐จ๐ ๐๐ฉ ๐จ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐จ ๐๐ค๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ ๐ก๐๐ซ๐, ๐ก๐ค๐ซ๐, ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐ฃ๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ค๐ฉ๐๐๐ง๐จ. ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐จ ๐ฉ๐๐ข๐ โ ๐จ๐ค ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช๐ง๐จ๐๐ก๐, ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ค๐ฉ๐๐๐ง๐จ, ๐ฉ๐ค๐ค. Kahit maliit na hakbang lang patungo sa self-care, progress pa rin โyan. Take time to rest, breathe, meditate, and remind yourself that you are doing your best.
Caption: Chrisse Loranne Cruz
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