Iwa Moto opens up about battle with bipolar disorder, PTSD

Actress Iwa Moto took to Instagram and YouTube to reveal that she has been diagnosed with bipolar with severe panic disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and restless leg syndrome (RLS).

In an Instagram post, Moto talked about her struggle with living her life as normally as she possibly can.

 

 

 

 

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Bipolar with severe panic attack disorder, PTSD and RLS... yup i am diagnosed... and everyday I struggle to live my life as normal as possible. It’s hard for me to wake up and sleep.. to control my emotions. To be as jolly as I used to be. And to be ME. But everyday I fight my condition. I take my meds., and i put on a smile. I am surviving everyday.. having mental health issues is hard. Esp with the stigma. But its ok.. I have accepted it and I AM OK with it. I am learning to live with it, but at the same time doing my best not to be defined by my illness. I am striving to become a better version of me everyday. I AM A WARRIOR.

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Feb 6, 2020 at 1:37am PST

"It’s hard for me to wake up and sleep.. to control my emotions. To be as jolly as I used to be. And to be ME," she wrote. "But everyday I fight my condition. I take my meds., and I put on a smile. I am surviving everyday."

Moto shared that it's hard to have mental health issues, especially with the stigma surrounding it but she assured her followers that she's already accepted it.

She added, "I am learning to live with it, but at the same time doing my best not to be defined by my illness. I am striving to become a better version of me everyday."

The "Starstuck" finalist also posted a lengthy video on YouTube titled "We all need help...#mentalhealth."

She had a tough time opening up at the beginning of the video, but eventually found the words.

"Obviously, I am not ready to talk about this but I think it's about time. Kasi I know a lot of people are dealing with the same problem that I am and they are all scared to talk about it," she said.

She admitted she had been scared to be judged or mocked, but decided she doesn't care what people say behind her back.

"I realized that it doesn't really matter because this is me," she said.

—Kaela Malig/JCB, GMA News