Fifth Solomon affirmed that he “deserves to live and heal” after being hospitalised due to the effects of online bullying.
Solomon took to Instagram on Wednesday, July 2, to share a photo of himself lying in a hospital bed. His statement comes as he continues to recover after suffering a mental breakdown that led to hospitalisation.
“This was me just weeks ago. Rushed to the emergency room because of a mental breakdown and a full-blown panic attack. This photo was taken by my sister — after I finally calmed down,” he captioned the photo.
The Filipino actor-director remarked that the image shows a version of him that’s “far from what most people are used to seeing.” “No suit, no makeup, no signature winged eyeliner. Just me, stripped down and barely holding on,” he said.
Solomon, who was recently diagnosed with bipolar disorder “on top of ongoing battles with depression, Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) and anxiety,” stated that bashers wanted him dead.
“During that time, it truly felt like the world was against me. I was bullied, dragged, and attacked personally. People who didn’t even know me said the meanest things, as if they did. And honestly, some didn’t just want me to fail — they wanted me DEAD,” he said.
Despite the hardships, the 33-year-old actor expressed that he chooses “to keep going and to be loyal to himself.”
“When you’re no longer valuable to what they need, they’ll throw you away like you’re nothing. It’s true—when you have nothing, that’s when you find out who truly values you, who genuinely loves you, and who was never real in the first place. So now, I choose to be loyal to myself. I trust no one blindly. And I keep going—because I deserve to live, to heal, and to rise again,” he concluded the post.
Last month, Solomon was rushed to the emergency room after a meltdown. Following the hospitalisation, he shared that he has started taking medication that has helped him feel “present and in control” again. – Philippine Daily Inquirer/Asia News Network
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