Kylie Padilla. Image: Instagram/@hellodarling.ph via @kylienicolepadilla
Kylie Padilla got candid about experiencing existential crisis, disclosing how she has been trying to move forward from being “stuck in a fight-or-flight” response since her separation from Aljur Abrenica.
The actress opened up about this while showing recent moments from her everyday life through her Instagram page on Tuesday, July 18.
“So, this is me lately fighting another bout of existential crisis. I am very open about my journey with my mental health and the fight goes on,” she said, noting how her “real life is different” from the highlights she shows on social media.
“These past few months I have been questioning my existence, my purpose and I have been asking myself a lot of whys,” she added.
Padilla then looked back on her separation from Abrenica and admitted that while they are now on good terms, having gone through their public split has had a huge effect on her.
“I have been stuck in fight-or-flight since my very public separation from my ex, oh no worries. He and I are good,” she stated. “But I think I’m ready to move forward from all of that.”
“Frankly, that whole ordeal was so embarrassing and might I say traumatizing,” she continued. “But here I am. Human. Imperfect. And yes, sometimes failing. But I think I’m ready to take risks again.”
Padilla affirmed that she is ready to “fail again and again” in her journey of trying new things, one of which is launching her own podcast.
“I’m done just being ‘kylie padilla’— whoever that is, [laughing out loud]. Come fail with me, and maybe we could somehow create a community,” the actress addressed her fans.
“For all the misfits, for all the people out there that sometimes feel like they have NO IDEA WHAT THEY ARE DOING, this one is for you,” she concluded.
Padilla earned admiration and support not only from her fellow celebrities, but from fans as well who relate to the actress and her current circumstances.
Image: Instagram/@kylienicolepadilla
Image: Instagram/@kylienicolepadilla
Image: Instagram/@kylienicolepadilla
Image: Instagram/@kylienicolepadilla
Image: Instagram/@kylienicolepadilla
Image: Instagram/@kylienicolepadilla
Padilla and Abrenica, who got married in 2018, share two sons together, namely Alas Joaquin and Axl Romeo. The former couple confirmed their separation to the public in 2021.
Abrenica is currently in a relationship with actress AJ Raval. Padilla, meanwhile, has been speculated to be in a new relationship, although she has yet to confirm or deny this as of this writing. /ra