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Dear Dr. Jao,


Why is the subject of mental illness or depression so heavily stigmatized within the Filipino culture? Why is it seen as taboo? Why would a diagnosis or treatment bring great shame upon the family? Why do many Filipinos prefer to suffer in silence and not admit that a problem exists? I am an American married to a Filipina from Dagupan. I was ostracized by her family because I attempted to seek treatment for my wife after she gave birth.
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"When is it passion and when is it love?"

"Why can’t I seem to end a relationship?"

"Why does an illicit relationship seem exciting?"
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Please help me. This problem has been bugging me for the past month.

In 1972, I had a very close friend but for some reason, our relationship didn’t bloom into love. After 30 years, our paths crossed again through the Internet. We are now in our mid-forties and are both happily married. I have three teenagers and my husband has been working in Dubai for almost 20 years now.
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DR. NINA HALILI-JAO
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Dear Dr. Jao,


Why is the subject of mental illness or depression so heavily stigmatized within the Filipino culture? Why is it seen as taboo? Why would a diagnosis or treatment bring great shame upon the family? Why do many Filipinos prefer to suffer in silence and not admit that a problem exists? I am an American married to a Filipina from Dagupan. I was ostracized by her family because I attempted to seek treatment for my wife after she gave birth.
[DatePublished] => 2005-07-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135497 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1740571 [AuthorName] => SECURITY BLANKET By Dr. Nina Halili-Jao [SectionName] => Allure [SectionUrl] => allure [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 201708 [Title] => Love or lust? [Summary] => Cassandra, a 28-year-old single teller of a foreign bank in Makati, wants some help in answering questions which have been bothering her lately:

"When is it passion and when is it love?"

"Why can’t I seem to end a relationship?"

"Why does an illicit relationship seem exciting?"
[DatePublished] => 2003-04-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135497 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1740571 [AuthorName] => SECURITY BLANKET By Dr. Nina Halili-Jao [SectionName] => Allure [SectionUrl] => allure [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 195605 [Title] => Internet lovers [Summary] => Dear Dr. Nina Halili-Jao,

Please help me. This problem has been bugging me for the past month.

In 1972, I had a very close friend but for some reason, our relationship didn’t bloom into love. After 30 years, our paths crossed again through the Internet. We are now in our mid-forties and are both happily married. I have three teenagers and my husband has been working in Dubai for almost 20 years now.
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