Vanessa Lopes reveals in ‘Altas Horas’ that admitting mental illness ‘is scary’

Vanessa Lopes reveals in ‘Altas Horas’ that admitting mental illness ‘is scary’


In her first public appearance after surrendering to “BBB 24”, the influencer says she is away from the internet and is still undergoing treatment




Vanessa Lopes was one of the guests of “Altas Horas” this Saturday (2/3), where she talked about mental health. The appearance was the influencer’s first public appearance since hitting the “BBB 24” collect button in mid-January.

“I’m fine. I’m on treatment now, but I’m still scared. Admitting that I’m sick is a bit scary, but it’s part of the process, of the treatment and also talking a bit about mental health. I’m happy to talk about it here, I’m fine , but I want to improve further,” the influencer told presenter Serginho Groisman.

Accompanied by her parents on the program, Vanessa highlighted the importance of the family support network at this time. “When I returned home, the first people who had to take care of me and encouraged me to see a doctor were them. And also my sister. I gave my parents a real scare,” said the 22-year-old.

With more than 40 million followers on platforms like TikTok and Instagram, the influencer has taken a break from social media as part of treatment for her acute psychotic disorder, which she revealed she had during her first interview with “Fantástico “, last month.

In “Altas Horas”, she explained that staying away from the Internet is part of her treatment: “I took some time to take care of myself. And just to let you know, I have a certificate to be here. Only so I can do it is clear that I spoke very well with my doctor and part of my treatment isn’t working and I’m not going back to social media, in fact I still don’t even understand the extent of everything that happened, because I couldn’t “I don’t go on social media. So I simply live, I take care of myself, I participate in important moments, like this. And then I understand exactly what happened.”

Vanessa’s mother, Lizania Lopes, shared with the program the agony of following her daughter’s situation on television, while participating in “BBB 24”.

“There was a moment when I thought she was really lost in the game, trying to understand the game. But there came a moment when her father and I understood and started to worry. But when I told her that the ‘I would have defended Here Out tooth and nail for everything, that’s it. Very close to his departure, we started to get in touch with the program, to understand who was following what he thought, because we already felt that he had moments of distance the perception of what was real and what wasn’t. Then we started to really worry,” he said.

“When she arrived, that’s when we saw the depth of what was happening. When she arrived at the airport, when we picked her up… I won’t even go into details so I don’t get too emotional, but it was a huge blow “, he concluded.

Vanessa confessed that she’s still not trying to recover 100% of her mental health. “To say it’s a process, I’m still in treatment. I’m fine, but I want to get even better,” she admitted.

The 22-year-old’s participation in the Globo program had huge repercussions on social media, expressed in the form of support from fans.

Source: Terra

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