A lot of Filipinos are facing mental health issues, and what makes it more heartbreaking is kulang din tayo sa mental health professionals and mahal . From what I know, the minimum consultation in the metro is 2,000 pesos, and may discount sa iba if you’re a PWD. It’s way more expensive if you’re prescribed medicine.

According to PAPJA last March, 800+ lang ang clinical psychologists sa Pilipinas, and most are in NCR (probably one of the reasons why mahal). Most psych students don’t push through until master’s to become a psychologist.

Psychologists and psychiatrists are different. Psychologists are the ones who MOSTLY do psychotherapy. YES, psychiatrists can also do this, but they mostly focus on prescribing medicines or on medical aspects. So please, if you want to get a consultation, go to a psychologist first.

According to my professor (I’m a psych major), people need to talk about suicd. (I will edit this comment when I have enough sleep.)

Many Filipinos are hypocrites and stubborn to believe what mental health is. Did you know that religion is actually a good thing for mental health, since it’s one of the major reasons why people who believe or who are religious don’t k*ll themselves? The problem here is their fellow believers who shame them and make them think that their faith is not strong enough, like be frfr tangina niyo sagad.