“I didn't want anything in the world”: actor Diego Cadavid revealed what his fight against depression has been like

One of the actors with the greatest participation in Colombian productions is Diego Cadavid, remembered for his roles in productions such as 'Yo soy Betty, la uga', 'El cartel de los sapos', 'La Saga: family business' and 'Dreaming does not cost anything', among others.

Recently, he played Iván Vallejo in the remake of 'Café, with the aroma of a woman', a soap opera that, last weekend, won three India Catalina awards. But precisely the success of this format has contrasted with the reality of Cadavid, who confessed to having depression for several years.

The 43-year-old from Medellin revealed, in dialogue with La Red, that he suffers from this condition, generating strong emotional crises that have led him to think about suicide. In his account, he also revealed what the origin of this condition was and how long he has been fighting against it.

“When my grandmother died about three or four years ago I had a super, super depression downstairs, as if I wanted not to live, there was no energy that would make me wake up, I didn't want anything in the world,” said the drummer of the band 'The Mills'. By the way, he evoked that as a child he had signs of anxiety, which manifested itself in many ways.

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“I suffered a little (...) especially from extreme responsibility; whoever listens to it will say that it is a note but it was not cool. In other words, everything had to be perfectly done for me, if I had a book or a pencil left, I would attack myself to cry,” recalled Cadavid, whose childhood was marked by the care of his parents, but also of his grandparents; even his father, a psychologist by profession, tried to help him, but there was a moment when he decided that he should receive support deeper.

Despite not having a clinical diagnosis, he has had to go to close people to support him in each of the depressive episodes, mentioning that after the death of his grandmother he felt he hit rock bottom.

“(...) Seeing myself so low and so close to suicide and thinking about getting out of this, I said 'Hey, men, here you have to stop balls at this'”, adding that during the crisis he seriously thought about ending his life; he had even contemplated “the time, the way and when he did it”.

“Suicide is a possibility that I will never stop contemplating,” said Diego Cadavid, recalling the case of his ex-partner, Lina Marulanda, who died on April 22, 2010, and other close people who executed this option, also saying that he agrees with her.

“It seems to me that it is an option and that if you are at a point where you can't anymore, go. I feel that you have every right” and in that sense, he stated that in adolescence he tried to commit suicide and that this episode was “traumatic” for his family.

Finally, he spoke about the case of J Balvin, who has also confessed, through social networks, to have symptoms associated with anxiety and depression. At that point in the talk, Cadavid stated that the “urban artist” is a man who must have the very high standard all the time; he has to be making music all the time, he has to be awake at 6 in the morning, play at 10 at night (...) I mean, he has a billion dollars but he leads a life that is too complicated, so it is understandable that he suffers from that.”

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