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Chynna Ortaleza gets real about struggling with self doubt
Kapuso actress Chynna Ortaleza has come to terms with the self doubt that has always plagued her and affected her decisions.
Chynna was one of the 46 GMA Artist Center talents who participated in the workshops of one of New York's famed acting coaches, Anthony Bova, last year.
She said that the workshops addressed not just her work, but her entire life.
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"It changed my life completely. I was always the kind of person who's scared to show people who I really was. Up to now I struggle with it," she said during a press conference on Tuesday.
She said that she tends to second guess herself, and that Bova's workshops allowed her to take on decisions that she used to balk at making.
Now she asks herself, "Are you sure you're scared, or maybe this is where you're supposed to go?"
The 35-year-old actress said she's recently started stretching her wings, taking on more projects and responsibilities.
"I have a family now, I have a daughter, I'm an actor, then I started doing creative writing because of this whole new attitude towards life. Even if I feel like, oh my gosh, can I still do this? Can I still accommodate this, do I still have time for this? I started going into production," she said.
Chynna said that she has a lot of self-doubt but thinks that this is normal for human beings.
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She shared some thoughts and questions that she has to keep at bay everyday.
"So everyday I struggle with that. Am I capable? Am I doing this right? There are a lot of questions, like you shouldn't have done that, you're not a good enough mother, you didn't do your best in your work, stuff like that that I have to battle everyday," she said.
"But the thing is, what helps me also through the workshops is, I'm comfortable with feelings. Because before I tend to clam up if I feel any kind of negativity," she added.
She said that people should learn to be kinder to themselves and to remember that every person is a "balance of dark and light," even if you idolize or admire them.
"Coming from a person who has been in the industry for 16 years, and has gone through ups and downs in my career, I just want them to be kinder. Kinder to themselves so that they'll be kinder in terms of judgement," she said.
"If you idolize or admire somebody, please do not forget that in that person is a balance of dark and light, always," she added. — LA, GMA News
