Not a day goes by without influencer Aida Victoria Merlano's name being mentioned and capturing the attention of internet users. A few days ago, her love life became a topic of interest for many, but now the young woman from Barranquilla has changed her tune and addressed her depression.
As most public figures tend to do, the daughter of the former congresswoman accused of corruption, Aida Merlano, appeared speaking through Instagram stories and decided to respond to a question that one of her followers wrote to her: Why all the influencers end up in depression?, the user noted.
In Colombia, there have been cases where content creators, who have millions of followers and are famous on digital platforms, have shed their shells and revealed that they don't feel completely well, despite their extremely high economic conditions. An example of this was Antioquian Yéferson Cossio, who weeks ago revealed that he didn't know what he wanted for his life.
Even among statements from last week is that of Youtuber Bogota native JuanDa, who He said he was admitted to a mental health clinic because he had thoughts of ending his life.
Given that mental health is an increasingly pressing topic, Aida Victoria Merlano wanted to talk about it and began by saying that the question about depression she read on her Instagram was “very interesting.”
"There are people who suffer from depression as an illness, like those with diabetes, and there are the rest of the world's population who can become depressed in the face of certain specific situations," were the controversial woman's first words.
After this, Merlano referred to the depression of the influencers, but excluding those who suffer from it. From your perspective, The work of digital public figures extends to every area of their own lives, meaning everything revolves around work responsibilities.
"Every day of your life you have to wake up thinking about doing something that entertains people, that doesn't make them bored of you, being creative, and you're not up for that every day of your life. Among other things, what happens is that Not everyone has the mental strength to deal with a controversy and people getting into your life,” said the young woman who was accused of being an accomplice and having helped the escape of her mother, a former congresswoman, in a dental center in northern Bogotá.
Added to this, Aida Victoria added that There are people who do not know how to separate their heart from what happens on the platforms., and that would be one of the reasons why the mental health of several influencers ends up deteriorating.
To finish, the ex-girlfriend of urban genre singer Naldy and now partner of streamer Antioquian WestCol She concluded by considering that the Achilles heel for many people who, like her, work in the digital media is that "They don't know how to have strength, nor do they know how to balance", he concluded.
On the other hand, in the same Instagram stories, Aida Victoria Merlano also wrote a few words: “The work of a content creator is very well paid, but it also deteriorates mental health because it makes you revolve around it. Not everyone has the strength to separate the human being from the public figure.", the famous woman posted on social media.
Below is a compilation of the young Barranquilla native's most recent statements:
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