“Too much love can kill you,”

Dr. Bernadette Arcena, publicity head of the Philippine Psychiatric Association, issued this reminder for couples planning to celebrate this “day of hearts.”

Arcena said in an interview that too much love can drown you, depress you, lower your self-esteem and may drive you close to insanity.

“Wag masyado magmahal…masama. ’Yung tama lang. Magkakasakit ka. Parang sakit din yan, kapag kumain ng too much sugar, magkakasakit ka,” she said.

She added depression among individuals could lead to low self-esteem, insecurity, paranoia or even obsession.

To recall, there were several reports of this nature late last year, including one where a 13-year-old boy shot his alleged 16-year-old male lover before shooting himself inside a shopping mall in Pampanga.

Also, a woman shot her husband and tried shooting herself after a confrontation in a shopping mall in Quezon city.

Because of jealousy, a gay man tried to jump out of the window of the 16th floor of a building in Quezon City admitting that he was “mentally stressed” because he was jealous of his partner.

He also tried to slit his wrist as he called on “men who have gay lovers to stay faithful.”

“Ang problema doon ’yung insecurity, you are not in your proper mind kasi,” Arcena said.

“Don’t despair. There is another chance for you to love again. If you have been with a bad person, maybe there is someone better meant for you,” she said.

In the event of heartbreak, it is advisable for an individual to cry it all out, to release the pain and anger that lies within the breakup of love problem, she said.