In order to illustrate the debilitating effects of Anxiety, we made everyday decisions feel like life and death situations – literally. Set in an airplane cabin and café, respectively, our narrators describe the approach of Death as they’re forced to make a simple, everyday decision, putting the audience in their shoes.

The Philippines only recently passed a mental health bill. Mental Health has only been recently recognized as a serious problem. But even then, it has a long way to go.

One of the most commonly misunderstood and underestimated mental illnesses in the Philippines is Anxiety. Not realizing its debilitating effects, you would oft hear Filipinos telling those who suffer from it that it’s just “nerves” or they should just “get over it.”

Filipinos don’t take Anxiety seriously at all.

Death stalked down the aisles of the plane, grim and gaunt, heading straight for me. There was an eerie calm in the air, and no one seemed to care. I wanted to scream, I wanted to run, but where could I go?

The air grew thinner. The world started to slow. My heart was racing. Raging.

I thought I had more time.

Death was getting closer. I tried disappearing into my chair, but it didn’t work. Death was already here! By my side! Asking me a question!

Death put a pale, skeletal hand on my shoulder, and in a high-pitched voice, asked.

“Sir will you be having the chicken or the beef?”

Anxiety can make everyday decisions

Feel like life and death.

If you need someone to talk to

Call the Philippine Psychiatric Association,

at 635 9858 or message us on Facebook.