Karla Álvarez confesses to having been diagnosed with depression and anxiety

Santo Domingo.- Model and content creator Karla Álvarez, better known on social media as "La Mana", opened her heart and revealed in an emotional video posted on her YouTube channel that she is receiving psychiatric treatment after receiving a diagnosis of depression and anxiety. "La Mana," who had been the subject of criticism after the tragedy at the Jet Set nightclub, showed her most human side by sharing with her followers that after the scandal and controversy, she lost her job and returned to her hometown of Santiago de los Caballeros, bringing severe consequences to her mental health and leading her to a delicate state that required psychological and psychiatric intervention.

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In a confusing statement Karla stated: "So yes, as I put in the title of the video, I have depression and I have anxiety, but it's nothing new, it's just that now there's a void and it's reflecting more on me," she expressed. Álvarez revealed that he is currently living at his mother's house while he takes care of setting up his new space, revealing that his life is very different from how it was, being an intense and impactful process due to the void left by losing his job as an influencer, seeing himself reflected in every moment of his life and in the quality of his sleep.

“I am taking antidepressants and sleeping pills, it had been a while, months, since I couldn't sleep, I would say years, that I have ups and downs to be able to sleep and obviously when you don't sleep, you don't function the same, this affects you a lot”, added the young model.

She shared that after making the decision to leave Santo Domingo and return to Santiago, the process has been difficult and each day tends to be different from the previous one due to changes in mood, considering them a "roller coaster of emotions".

“The days for me are being a roller coaster of emotions and I would say that now I am realizing it, but it has always been like this, so what was the center of my life, which is my work, well without realizing it I lost it, I don't have it and now it's like who am I where am I? and it's being very crazy”, said the influencer in her video.

In this difficult process, Karla confessed that faith and prayer have been the support that has allowed her to strengthen her relationship with God, but also to find peace in moments of greater intensity. In that sense, she added that psychiatric and psychological treatment have done their part, but prayer has been a support for her in these turbulent times. Karla called on her community to listen to their bodies and pay attention to the signs that may be giving indications that something is not right, assuring that this is the reason for showing this vulnerable side of her life, to be able to raise awareness among others about the importance of mental health.

Karla Álvarez highlights the critical situation faced by patients with mental diagnoses

In her heartbreaking testimony "La Mana," she highlighted the difficult situation faced by patients with psychological and psychiatric diagnoses in the country, stating that it is almost impossible for a person with limited resources to pay 5,000 pesos for one of these consultations and not have insurance coverage. In his statement, Álvarez also said that from his experience he has come to the conclusion that issues associated with mental problems continue to be a taboo in our country, to the point that many patients and their own families tend to feel ashamed to talk about these issues. It is recalled that Karla Álvarez received harsh criticism for allegedly appearing apathetic in the midst of the tragedy at the Jet Set nightclub, later deactivating her Instagram account after losing thousands of followers from her official account, after they claimed that her video referring to what happened was out of place.