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Alden Richards opened up about the silent battles he faced in 2024, calling it his \u201clowest year\u201d as he suffered from depression.<\/p>\n
The actor<\/a><\/strong> spoke about this in an interview shared on \u201c24 Oras\u201d on Thursday, May 22.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\tArticle continues after this advertisement<\/p>\n \u201cIf there is something deeper than rock bottom, I was there. I think last year was my lowest year,\u201d Richards told entertainment reporter Nelson Canlas.<\/p>\n \u201cIt took me six months to get over that. That was\u2014it was not clinically diagnosed, but that was depression at its finest. That was depression,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Richards said he struggled without telling anyone about his condition because he did not want others to see his weakness. He then hinted at how his 2024 situation was caused by being excessively generous toward others.<\/p>\n \u201cI put the welfare of others over mine. But last year, I think that was my breaking point,\u201d he said. \u201cWe always go out of our way to help other people. What happened to me was that I ran empty, and that broke me to a million pieces.\u201d<\/p>\n The actor noted he is now focusing on\u00a0self-love and engaging in physical activities such as running and biking<\/a>. He also stressed that he does not want his happiness to be defined by his love life.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Richards earlier received a scholarship from an aviation school and has already begun his pilot training.\u00a0 \/ra<\/strong><\/p>\n
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