Rica Peralejo admitted to feeling misplaced when she began working at a younger age of 12.
In an episode of “Surprise Guest with Pia Arcangel,” Rica mentioned she didn’t have the most effective sort of life as she began having tasks early on.
“I used to be badly in want of like tips, I used to be so misplaced after I was a lot youthful and it’s in all probability ‘cause nung masyado akong maaga nag-start sa buhay. I started working, I was only 12,” she said.
“What did I know back then, diba? Parang growing up in the industry got me so lost talaga,” she added. “No one should be carrying that much of a load at 12, and you don’t know that when you’re 12.”
Having a special life from different children, Rica mentioned she thinks that “aggravated wherever I was in life.”
Rica turned a horny actress years later and “had to bare some flesh and all that.” Though she was conscious of the job, she admitted that it “takes away from the dignity of a woman.”
As a technique to cope, Rica turned to unhealthy acts that will cowl no matter she was feeling.
“The way that I’d address this is like, ‘keep working, keep working, just do whatever we need to survive pero deep inside, namamatay na ako,” she mentioned.
“I would cover it up with relationships, a lot of drinking, partying,” she added, saying “buti na lang walang social media noon.”
Rica knew her parents did not plan any of it. She doesn’t blame them, she says.
“It’s just that nagka sabay-sabay na like my dad’s business went down after the Mt. Pinatubo erupted because we were in the fishery [industry],” she said.
“I started helping the family and it became a thing until I was like in my 20s na ‘sige, since I am the one who earns a lot, I get to support the entire family, and it was okay.”
She only wished she had someone who explained the situation.
“If only somebody just sat down with me and explained to me that this is what’s happening, I could’ve probably been better.”
According to Rica, she’s gone through a lot of therapies and “it actually factors again to that. I used to be a toddler however I already must act on issues and carry issues like an grownup.”
Apart from looking for skilled assist, Rica mentioned one of many best assist she obtained is her religion.
“Basically, dati, wala na akong makita into the future until I was able to see with my own eyes that God can give me a different kind of life pala moving forward,” she mentioned.
It can be useful to let every part out, she mentioned, as religion helps one “face your broken-ness head on.”
Rica is married to Pastor Joseph Bonifacio. They have two kids: Philip and Manu.
In the podcast, she additionally talked about how she endured three unlucky miscarriages and writing her e-book on marriage “Eleven Eleven.” — LA, GMA Integrated News
