Diego Loyzaga Discusses Challenges Faced During His Time In Rehabilitation Center
DIEGO LOYZAGA – Actor Diego Loyzaga revealed the challenges he experienced during his time in the rehabilitation center.
Diego Loyzaga, born on May 21, 1995, in San Juan City, Metro Manila, Philippines, is a Filipino actor and model. He is the son of actors Cesar Montano and Teresa Loyzaga.
Diego entered the entertainment scene, earning recognition for his acting prowess. He has been featured in numerous Philippine television shows and films, with notable roles in teleseryes such as “Growing Up,” “Pangako Sa ‘Yo,” and “Los Bastardos.”
Diego Loyzaga openly shared his eight-month stay in a rehabilitation center due to the use of prohibited drugs. He discussed this during his guesting on Fast Talk with Boy Abunda last Friday afternoon, February 23, 2024.
Diego advocates for mental health because of his desire to help others going through similar experiences. Hence, the 28-year-old actor willingly shared the events of his past with the public.
“I was very, very depressed. I was on the brink of suicidal… And I will not deny that substances had a part to play with my mental state,” Diego’s opening statement.
“They don’t help, e. If you’re already a person with a problem, meron kang pinagdadaanan, and there’s other substances, other factors that are pulling you down, it’s a hard pit to crawl out of.
“So nag-rehab ako. I got out.
“For a time, I could counsel people.
“But in saying this, hindi ko sinasabi na I’m sober because once you have a sip of alcohol, it’s counted as relapse.
“But every single day, I still talk to my counselors. Every single day, I’m still in touch with my kuyas.
“We call them kuyas and ates from my rehabilitation, and they still monitor me all the time. I’m still very open with them.”
Many positive changes have reportedly occurred in Diego’s life and character, and he revealed these on national television.
“Hindi ako iyakin na tao, pero ngayon, kung babalikan ko yung isang araw ko sa loob ng rehab, maiiyak talaga ako.
“It’s so difficult. I go back to that pain, whatever it is. Yung lungkot.
“It was eight months until I saw the moon. It was eight months until I got to see the sun.
He continued: “No, I’m not shunning my rehabilitation, I owe them my life, pero you’re kinda trapped inside.
“Hindi ka makalalabas until you got to meet your family again and that was the saddest thing.
“They’ll make you realize kasi … there’s a purpose.
“They’ll take everything away from you so you’ll appreciate all the things that are given back when you get to go out, and that broke me.”
Despite the hardships, Diego knows that it has made him better.
“And when I explained it to my dad, yung mga ginawa ko sa loob, yung mga ipinapagawa sa akin, I learned from each and every single thing that we had to do inside.
“It changed me as a person. It changed me as an actor. And yes, it made me deeper as a person probably.
“Pero again, I am not saying I’m perfect.”
