PAULO AVELINO
NAGTANGKANG magpakamatay si Paulo Avelino dahil sa matinding depresyon.
Ito ang inamin ng Kapamilya actor sa pamamagitan ng sunud-sunod na tweet kung saan naikuwento rin niya ang isang kaibigan na nag-suicide noong nakaraang taon.
Sa kanyang Twitter account, nagbukas ng kanyang saloobin sa publiko si Paulo at nagkuwento kung paano niya napagtagumpayan ang napagdaanang personal na mga problema at depresyon.
Narito ang ilang bahagi ng mahabang mensahe ni Paulo: “I’ll let this out to the universe since I promised not to keep heavy feelings to myself. One of my closest [friends] committed suicide last year and no one saw it coming.”
“A lot of times, I would call him late in the evening feeling so low and he would travel miles just to keep me company and make sure I was in my right mental state to continue [on] with life, constantly reminding me how privileged I am compared to alot of people,” aniya pa patungkol sa kanyang kaibigan.
Pagpapatuloy pa ng aktor, “A few years back I tried (attempted) committing suicide. I survived. No one really knew aside from my closest friends and he was one of them… He would switch shifts with a friend to stay with me in the hospital and even when I got discharged, just to make sure I wasn’t stupid enough to do it again.”
“Then it happened,” aniya pa na ang tinutukoy ay ang pagkamatay nga ng kanyang kaibigan. “All the time I needed support from my friends they were there. I was selfish. I demanded time and a part of their emotional state to flow along with mine.
“I saw it coming. That one message you sent the night before you passed away, I brushed off in a joking manner.
“All those messages and time I selfishly demanded are now regrets and baggages I would carry my whole life. THANK YOU! I HOPE YOU ARE RESTING PEACEFULLY. I am living because of the hope and wisdom you engraved in me..
“A year after here I am at 5 in the morning thinking if a few minutes of my time ditching work would make a change OR EVEN SAVE A LIFE,” pagtatapos ni Paulo.
Kung matatandaan, noong September, 2013 ay napabalitang sinaktan ni Paulo ang kanyang sarili. Ngunit mariing itinanggi ng kanyang kampo na nagtangka siyang mag-suicide.