Camila Cabello Ungkap Cara Atasi Kecemasan Sosial: “Anda Sepadan dengan Perjuangan”

Bintang Pop, Camila Cabello, mengungkap kesehatan mentalnya. Ia telah berbagi tulisan yang inspiratif tentang bagaimana ia selama ini mengatasi kecemasan sosial melalui akun instagramnya. Dalam serangkaian posting-an yang ia unggah tanggal 21 Juli kemarin, Camila menceritakan pengalaman masa kecilnya beserta kesehatan mentalnya. Ia mengungkap bahwa ia adalah anak yang mudah sekali gugup dan memiliki kecemasan sosial. Ia selalu menyadari tiap kali dirinya menjadi sorotan.

”Saya tidak pernah bernyanyi di depan orang tua maupun teman-teman saya dan saya akan kebingungan ketika mereka meminta saya melakukannya. Saya pernah bernyanyi di dalam kamar saat orang tua saya sedang pergi ke Walmart dan lantas menangis saat mengetahui mereka pernah merekam saya melalui celah pintu. Saya bisa berlinang air mata ketika orang-orang menyanyikan lagu ‘Selamat Ulang Tahun’ untuk saya karena saya tidak tahan saat mereka terus memandang ke arah saya,” tulisnya.

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I remember growing up hearing stories of the singers I loved, all the stories sounded the same, kids who would grow up performing for their families and putting on talent shows for their parents when they were little who grew up to be dazzling to me. I was the opposite, I never ever sang in front of my parents or friends and would get flustered when they would ask me to, I sang in my room when my parents left for Walmart and cried when one day I saw them filming me through the crack of the door, I got teary eyed when people sang happy birthday to me because people looking at me actually made me overwhelmed. I was generally incredibly nervous and socially anxious when I was little; and people always have this look of disbelief when I tell them that. I did an interview the other day where I got it again, the interviewer said something along the lines of “So... how’d you end up here?” The answer is, I feel like my whole life there’s been two Camila’s in me. There’s little Camila that is terrified of the unknown, is aware of all the ways everything can go wrong, (actually can picture them vividly lol), and thinks it’s safer to stay home than to play ball. Then there’s the other Camila. And she knows what she wants out of life, is aware of how little time I have to let little Camila run the show while time passes by, and grabs young me by the hand and forces her out the door saying “Let’s go. You’ll survive, and I’m not gonna miss out on this. Let’s go.” And that is literally how I can sum up how I’ve gotten to this point in my life. (I’m talking about as a person, not success.) remember feeling discouraged when I felt like some people were just “born” to do things. That they always had it in them. “They were always this outgoing, they always loved to entertain, they were always this bold, they were always this outspoken.” (.....continue)

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Camila juga menjelaskan bahwa ada dua sisi berbeda di dalam dirinya. “Ada Camila kecil yang takut akan hal-hal yang tidak diketahui, menyadari bahwa semua hal dapat berjalan dengan tidak semestinya, dan memilih berdiam diri di rumah karena merasa lebih aman ketimbang bermain bola. Lalu ada Camila lainnya. Camila yang tahu apa yang ia inginkan dalam hidup ini, yang menyadari bahwa waktu begitu singkat untuk membiarkan Camila kecil melewatkan banyak hal sementara waktu terus berjalan. Kemudian ia mengajak sisi dirinya yang penuh rasa takut untuk keluar dari pintu dan berkata, ‘Ayo. Kau akan bertahan. Saya tidak akan membiarkannya berlalu begitu saja. Ayo kita pergi.’”

Semenjak itu, ia merasa kepercayaan dirinya meningkat dan ia juga mengungkapkan bahwa ia senang untuk tampil di hadapan banyak orang dan membuat banyak kenangan yang tak tergantikan. Ia juga memberi saran kepada orang-orang yang memiliki kecemasan yang sama dan mengajak mereka keluar dari zona nyaman. “Paksa dirimu untuk melakukan hal-hal yang sebelumnya kamu takuti, selalu. Dan kejarlah mimpi-mimpimu karena itu sangat berharga. Kamu sepadan dengan perjuangan itu dan hal tersebut adalah yang paling bermanfaat,” tulis Camila.

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(part 2..) The truth is you decide who you’re going to be. Every day. I’m not talking about talent or success. I just mean the type of person you’re going to be. If you haven’t been very brave, or very social, or wild, or an adventure seeker, if you describe yourself as the opposite of those things... it doesn’t mean you can’t be. The other you needs to grab little you by the hand, yank you by the hairs and tell you, “Let’s go.” Little me hasn’t left. I just don’t let her boss me around as much. I felt like sharing because I think sometimes we see other people do things and think “Ah, well.. that’s just not me. I’ve never been like that.” It’s NOT TRUE. I’m telling you. I went from never wanting to sing in front of my family to being addicted to performing, from being too anxious to hang out with new people to... still being a little anxious but having THE BEST time and making irreplaceable memories. The essence of me is the same, but i’ve changed so much as a person. You choose who you’re going to be. Force yourself to do what you’re afraid of, always- and go after what you want and who you want to be, because you’re worth that. You’re worth the fight. It’s the most worthwhile one there is. Love you ??

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