DEPRESSION IS EATING INTO AFRICAN DIASPORANS - HOW DO WE FIX IT?
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- Опубліковано 5 гру 2022
- DEPRESSION IS EATING INTO AFRICAN DIASPORANS - HOW DO WE FIX IT? is a livestream discussion about the mental health and overall well being of the black community. Watch and share with others :)
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Lack of sunshine thrown in the mix of toxic racism adds to the depression.
And over work, I do not do two jobs but am so tired on my days off that I don't even want to talk at times when am home because thenature of my job is emotionally and physically draining
This lack of sunshine issue is wild. Moved to NL for work in May this year and everywhere was sunny and great, November strolled along and boy o boy I begged for sunshine. For me this is compounded by the fact that I grew up in Sokoto, Nigeria for 25years with all year round sunshine. I never expected it to be honest.
Many of my family members relocated to the UK, selling their properties, saying they did it because of security,I heard some of them are working in care job, and amazon, they were telling me to relocate too,I forwarded some of your videos to them, and I told them that i my country Nigeria, myself too much to subject myself to rubbish, they have stopped disturbing me,I guess they wanted me to suffer like them, misery they say loves company, thanks phrankleen for opening most of our eyes back in Nigeria
Don't come , majority Africans are slaves in the worse
You are wise
You are one smart human being and you are lucky you didn’t relocate. A guy I know too is stuck in the UK working for Amazon I stopped talking to him because it is one complain to another. And it could affect my mental health
Good for you, Vivian! Please do not leave the homeland for Babylon.
I am really still surprised at how this platform doesn’t have millions of subscribers,it really shows how black folks don’t like to hear the truth
☝🏾😀 … I should start making “dance videos” 😅😅
He has very interesting topics.
I agree. They only give high Subs to utubers who only sing praises for everything in Africa which only promotes the Rich md their businesses whilst hiding Africa's weaknesses which should be told in order for change, Do Yes those who speak the truth md stand up for right nd wrong receive the lowest subs
The favouritism is REAL ON THIS UA-cam
This is so true.
naked women is what they want. Don't mind them continue speaking the truth the smart ones knows your worth and you are a wonderful soul. Thanks for all you do brother Franklin.
I don't live in the diaspora but travel there often for work over years. I've seen how people live and it's heartbreaking.
Early days I'd tell family and friends hey I'm going to be in this xx city UK, US, etc. They'll avoid your calls thinking you need to squat. Until you say I'm at this hotel, then they communicate with you.
No beef, I get the complexities.
What saddens me most is I have tried to share opportunities here in Africa with some people and they've cursed me out.
Yet people with those jobs here in Africa are living much better.
A household income of $1500- $2000/month in Africa will likely give a much better quality of life than $4000/month in the diaspora. But people compare the $$ amount, not the quality of life.
They told me I was jealous that they were in the diaspora. Or I wanted them to come back to Africa to be below me in class, since they're "higher class" as the "overseas dwellers ".
Same people who ask a 3rd world dweller to leave them some dollars or add their shopping to my own and pay!
We are irredeemably brainwashed!!!! And we will continue to pay the price with our souls. #CryAfrica
Bro I clap for you we have the same mindset. I am shocked at how they can rejoice seeing the type of life they live. I am in Denmark 5 years and to be honest it is the most depressing place to live.
Planning my exit soon just that I married a white woman cause I was lied to. People sugar coat suffering 🤦♂️
@@emmsonbrown2249Try my brother. May it be well with you
RETURN HOME. I was there and just recently returned, and I can't emphasize enough the peace and joy it has brought me, even though I came back with little to nothing.
Social Media have provided the platform to allow depression to be hidden through posting pictures and the attention you get from it.
But those experiences are short lived.
Depression has been around way before social media! Please stop blaming on social media platforms.
The loneliness is huge , and is affecting alot of us, most black people don't always see the obvious..
They know but are just fake or just blown away by abroad, I see a lot of UA-camrs who are telling people come to Canada the grass is green, this is how you do it and so on and so forth, am saying to myself, it is good but you are not saying the negative side of it, you have to explain properly to people so that they have to be mentally prepared when they come, When I see such videos I just click as not interested, first and foremost Canada is in recession now which most people do not know some mortgages are going to be increased some are going to loose their mortgages, apartments or jobs, not to talk about groceries and coming as a student you pay more, the culture shock, when you finish they say you do not have work experience, the high bills is another factor, some of us are fortunate a little bit but we still tell people truth, We are not welcomed here but we are trying so our people back home needs to know the truth
@@meldawilliams1636 Same as you in clicking Not interested in those misleading and deceptive videos 🙄
After I got to the West, I realized I had better work hard for a few years (less than 10years) save money build a lot for myself and family and move back to Nigeria. Living in the West is a high risk environment that comes with a huge financial stress. You must not lose your job. If you do, and you don't get a good job back quickly, you will lose everything even with government support which is designed just to keep you alive. I have seen it all. But my problem is why it is so difficult for people to go back home when things are not going as planned rather than being in perpetual depressing state.
Save money, be disciplined and build wealth in African with your savings. Ire o!
That’s my thinking…do this for 10years or less and take your people back home!!!!
How much do you think one need to relocate back home
@@itiswell3316 First Start with making small investments like buying land, investing in farmland, other investments while testing the waters. Once you have some income coming in, then you can move. But do it in low key
Facts my friend in London is struggling in a shared house full of mould but cannot move as it is the cheapest room. Can't afford to buy food aside bread. What a life so sad
Thank you Phrankleen. When you are even telling them the situation on ground in the west, they take you as their enemies. A cousin of mine, my younger brother’s son got admission to a private University here in the US, and he wants me to pay almost $50k for the tuition! His father couldn’t even pay for his ticket! We didn’t send our kids to private College, but he wants to come for his Masters in private College. We said no, and the emotional black mailing started in full force in our family back home. This is one of many reasons why diasporians are depressed.Please let’s take care of our mental health.
I think we also need support to ignore these types of unwarranted emotional attacks.
Tell me it's not true! $50k🤯
Are they serious? 50k What ?😳🤦🏽♀️
@@honeta11 Dead serious!!!
@@localjess838 To use Phrankleen’s words our people don’t care about us in diaspora!!!
My sister has been a psychiatric nurse for 25 years and once told me that depression is a mental health condition of the affluent. Eating disorders and body dysmorphia are also mental disorders of the affluent. There are many journal articles out there talking about this.
Apparently, we need struggle in our lives its a natural part of the human condition (our ancestors, yours and mine, already knew this stuff by the way). It's a bit like caging wild animals in a zoo where they are hand fed and no struggle for survival. Just comfort. The poor creatures go mad. Western lifestyle is similar. No purpose in life. No gratitude. No struggle. No belief in something greater than their individualistic selves. No value in complex social connections and spiritual well-being. Nothing but material comfort and enjoyment. But sooner or later all that loses it gloss. After all, how can you know you're happy if you've never experienced suffering?
And to top it all off, your culture shock, homesickness, your body adjusting to the unfamiliar, and no meaningful connections and relationships, and racism damages the psyche. Israel Adesanya UFC fighter once said he didn't know he was black until he arrived in New Zealand that's where he met racism, he was bullied, and he became a world class fighter. Not saying you should go around beating people up, of course.
I was born in New Zealand, and am indigenous to here. We see the western ways the new Zealanders live, and that just makes us even more determined to hold fast to our culture and the teachings of our ancestors because those are the things that kept us safe from the colonisers 🇬🇧 on all fronts, physically, mentally, spiritually, emotionally, socially, for the past 150 years.
Living in New Zealand I have access to robust western institutions and material wealth. I live in two worlds the indigenous and the west, and I compare and contrast the two. My point is the western world has its merits, but it ain't everything.
I see nigeria and her markets and so much social connection everywhere. Noise, vibe, beauty, colour, and not so nice but ever-present, struggle. I simply want to point out that in comparison, western shopping malls are boring and flavorless like their entire society. Thats why they complain about being unhappy all the time. And if you dont believe me, go see what books have been best sellers for the past several decades. These people are just too damn comfortable. They can't even buy deep meaningful social connections with all their money yet they crave it so badly, so they buy antidepressants instead. When all they need is a good dose of struggle, im talking about real struggle. Going without morning coffee, does not count as real struggle.
Holdfast to your ancestors and who you are and nurture your spiritual self, it will prevent you from going crazy.
Your write-up is insightful. I'm a Nigerian who lives in the south Pacific as well and I see how much they'd rather hold on to their cultural practices...even though a lot want to live westernised life so bad. I'm also proud of how vocal Aotearoa indigenes are about decolonisation. Very true about how most of you live the best of both worlds.
Everything you've written so far ,I have struggled to put in word.Thank you for your writing,very insightful.
Very well articulated. I relate to Israel first feeling black when he moved to New Zealand. That's how I felt when I moved to Canada! I agree with everything you've said because I've lived and felt this way. Once I finished school and left the international students community, I basically became alone. Meditating, going to church, zumba class and a few social events with friends a few times month help to keep from going mad. Otherwise, its a dark world without color. Your comment has made me realize that I need to start Journaling. Thank you
On point.
Beautifully said.🙏
The reality of Africans within western societies is sometimes synonymous to a child living in an amusement park. The novelty of fun burns out too fast and the crave for the feel of home sets in.
I really appreciate how you put it; we are survival beings who aren't designed to be constantly set within the mode of leisure without fulfilment.
🙏 Thank you.
Alot of us are suffering and smiling.
😊👌🏾 true
Yes oooooooo
@@Phrankleen13true
One day people will sing your praises...I hope it won't be too late by that time. I'm just imagining Africans watching you 150 years from now. Keep on going one day the whole Africa will hear u. When you said be kind, I felt it, You Phrankleen, you are a great human being. From your biggest fan in South Africa.
🙏🏾🤲🏾 thanks for the support
as a Kenyan living in Norway, I wish we had several brothers or sisters that keep it real like you do and say it like it is. Mental health disorders are no joke. Thank you for highlighting this
Hata hapa North America..stress ya majuu saa zingine it is is too much
But he's your brother too and Kenyans can watch him. Bring them in, he's serving all African nations in his channel not jut Nigeria .
Thanks for sharing Phrankleen. The psychological warfare in the UK is crazy. The effects of the gaslighting, gossiping, betrayal, microaggression cannot be underestimated. As a PhD student, I recall one of my supervisors telling me "We don't know what you are doing here". This was her response to my complaint that I came to the department over the weekend and my swipe card could not open the doors. She had requested for my swipe card to be deactivated without my knowledge. She did everything to get rid of me and she almost succeeded. I thought I was alone, my self esteem/confidence went to 0 and even -ve. Thank God for my husband, church community and lawyer who helped me fight to get myself back and get back on track, finally complete my studies. I thought I was alone until a chance conversation with my Mexican colleague. Then I realised she was also mistreating her, infact her covert aggression led to so much panic attack and anxiety, my colleague was placed on medication by her GP to cope with life. Thank God my colleague graduated at the end.
Thanks for reminding me not to look down at my other black brothers and sisters who are struggling in the places I have overcome. It is so easy to forget and think that they are not serious or they are lazy. I'll look out for my mental health and those around me. Thanks once again for this video. It touched a raw nerve.
Tha k God for your life, sis! Amazing win for you and your Mexican colleague. Such wicked souls truly get their own specially crafted dis-eases for not creating EASE for others. She ignorantly felt the H in PHD meant Harassment. What God can not do does not exist!💯❤️❤️❤️❤️
@@jaiyeolaolaribigbe6518 Gracias Sis! What God cannot do does not exist!
You said no lies! That’s truly my routine.. work…grocery store ..sometimes church and that’s it. I have no friends..I and my siblings are not even on talking terms anymore because this country separated us. …the long months of snow here doesn’t even help…Just planning on moving..not finna lose my mind here!!! Work is racist af..discrimination.. like you said it’s a problem to dress nicely..they’ll literally frustrate your life for being assertive and confidence! Church too among your blacks is hell… a woman pastor told me to be dressing down 😢😢😢😢..it’s sickening here… and I’m just 1 minute into your video.
African Americans been dealing with this BS for hundreds of years now!
Honestly, I don't know why we Africans think that only when you wear trendy and expensive clothes makes you wealthy. They need to learn how to create wealth. Some people are really suffering. But we don't talk. Mental health is real. Thanks Phrankleen, you are God sent
Lack of social support, issues with immigration, change in climate, food, technology, etc may result in depression.
You are very right brother. I lived in arab countries before and experience I went through there got a big toll on me and I'm still suffering from its anxiety and depression. And a lot of our people are not talking about these things happening in Arab countries.
Great video. I think that part of the problem is that people come to the US and really believe and buy into this system of lies and deceit and wonder what's wrong with us born here, until they get hit with reality. Like you said, African Americans are still fighting for justice!
Great analysis 👍 well said my sister 💕💐🥀🌹
My people please listen to this guy I call him father of too many fatherless IFA bless you Phrankleen
I remember i was dating a Nigerian man here in the states. He wanted to go back to school to get his Masters Degree. He asked me how did i go to school and meet all my financial needs. I told him i had to work and go to school simultaneously. He asked me, "how did you do that?," I told him it was the norm.🤷🏽♀️
Lived in England for years.No lies.I have lived with this.grew a thick skin.Didn’t care what they thought.Left that place because I trusted no one.I was beginning to be depressed.There are stories I can tell.
You think you don’t care. Look inside
You blow my mind every time the way you present your topics. Honestly I am so proud of who you are and the fact that you are a Nigerian bringing awareness to these issues. Massive well done. Gos bless you. 👍👍👍👏👏👏👏
22:05 This! Sadly we wont want to collectively realize this! We are tearing each other down. The "racism" within ourselves is as bad as the normal racism
I noticed it, Black people do not earn as much as other races globally, while we are running to fulfil hands meet, we need to be self-conscious and make things right.
Mr. Phrankleen you have said it all. If nobody takes from these truths you displayed in this livestream, then, that person will never learn.
Keep doing the good job. What you stated in this livestream is what happens in all part of Abroad; either in the UK, USA or EUROPE.
This is why people back home need to open their eyes to really get to understand what is going on Abroad.
As for we Black Community, is so disheartening how we dont tend to help each other really well.
This is so real bro. Our African community often overlook this but depression is real amongst us and at times we don't even realized how depressed we are. I decided to release myself of this obligations to people back home.
Thank you so much for bringing up this topic, I thought I was the only one that feels like this. We came from a community where people get together whether in the market or at home to a place where you live in a place for 10 yrs and you don't even know or communicate to your next door neighbour and so many things like that. I really feel disconnected and can't wait for things to change a little bit in Nigeria, I would love to go back home. 2023 election is a big deal or we will have no country to call home.
We’re in the same group my brother, life in the west is nothing but modern day slavery
It is actually the only solution. To fix Nigeria/our home countries in Africa because the "West" isn't built for us
Ur so right. I really miss the communal way of living.
I am going back home to Nigeria 🇳🇬 2023 election or not. I cannot hinge my life and well-being on politics, while I am dying of stress in the West. More than 200 million people live in Nigeria. I am no different. The stress here is toxic and deadly.
Sadly you break ties with them once u say no
Phrankleen when you’re describing the aunti in the meat shop, I wept myself . I’m On a decent place now , but only we know the pain our brothers and sister suffer in this place . May Olodumare help all those who seek ifa . Ase
Postnatal depression almost finished me. My mum didn’t come to the uk to help. Since she left me here at 7 years old and has never set foot in the uk again. My kids still don’t know her
Very sad. I hope you're much better now.
@@afrikanheritage99 oh im much better now. When you are forced to be strong you have no choice. And our parents will always remind us how they had it worse
This is my story
The weather...low vitamin D Oooh
Also remember that the Depression that people suffer in later life is a predisposition from childhood trauma, family violence, parent abandonment from polygamy, the ill treatment of a woman or girl child, under valueuing and being unappreciated, growing up in homes where parents fight, growing up being hit by other children. All these childhood traumas are Registered in the brain and failure to resolve results in patterns of failure to cope and this failure to cope increases when people are ageing and it just needs one life changing moment to trigger the dormant unresolved trauma into depressive symptoms. Mental health is not a common topic in Africans however it's there very alive. So the way to fix it is to break the cycle of abuse
Depression has bitten deep into the black society for various reasons as you’ve mentioned earlier on;from not being accepted into the society fully to be ill treated by both the white folks and black folks etc,but the most painful in this whole saga is the worst treatment being melted to diasporans by their families back home,the ill treatment that comes from our families back home kills more than any other thing infact that is the height of all,the depression that comes from that kills faster.
Aswear family are the worst 😭
That is why Phrankleen started to warn Africans in diaspora to STOP playing 'diasporan-god' to those back home. Some return home to visit and just misbehave with foolish flexing of their hard-earned cash.
hello Frank it is not that you are wrong but i just want to tell you that it is the infastructures abroad that makes Africans to prefer abroad to Africa
Watching this, I held my breathe for so long. I feel like crting. Thanks for treating this yopic. As you mentioned at the end please advice Nigerian males not to cast sisters aside like a lot of youtubers saying red pill. Two needs to work together to survive l'oro London.
The issue of paper is real, I was lucky enough my eldest daughter had part time job and saved like mad, as of seven years ago we where paying almost eight thousand pounds that’s with lawyer fee for our papers.
I almost ran mad. Now I tell anyone that cares to listen how bloody hard it is.
This platform is an eye opener for those that cares to learn in the right direction.
The problem with our community,they like to hide stuff under the carpet
Thanks so much for this video bro. A lot’s of us are going through depression here in uk and in other countries and we have no one to talk to. In fact sometimes I do think of ending it but what do give me little strength sometimes is my kids and wife back home. Thanks once again for the video bro. More grease to your elbow. Please do you have a TikTok channel because i will like to join your live show.
Live long life brother. I live in Australia and you are telling my story thank you 😊 🙏.
My pleasure 😊
This is pretty much my life. I came here by myself; no family, no friends. I constantly feel lonely in the midst of a crowd. To make matters worse, I lost my mom in 2020, the lock down made it impossible to visit home. I had to mourn her in isolation, no physical contact with any friend or family. Best believe I am still grieving and so depressed. Nothing has helped to be honest cos I feel like I was robbed of the most precious gift God blessed me with all in the name of getting a PHD! I have tried therapy and it hasn’t helped. I look at pics of home just to have sweet memories. It’s truly unnatural to communicate mostly over the phone just cos the people around you can’t truly connect with you on the same level. Hmmmmmmmmmm, this is deep and most people will not understand.
Hi iphie, where are you in the uk?
@@Homeofbarbies not in the UK
I’m genuinely so sorry to hear what you experienced 😞 May God bless you and allow you to heal and recover ❤️
Bless you and bless your heart for highlighting the everyday struggles of daily survival as a Black human being in the Diaspora. We walk in vacuums of loneliness worse than death but we keep on keeping on! Thank you for keeping it real
Most Black people from Africa do not know the barbaric history of Europeans around the world.
Thank you for this video. The misconception from our community is alarming. They fail to remove the bills aspect from the whole equation. The long hours of work. What is left after all the bills?.
Barely anything. Lord have mercy o.
This episode truly brought tears to my eyes. This is so sad….these days of despair I pray they’ll be over. This has given me an idea to start an initiative. Thank you Phrankleen for reminding us
I love the honest conversation here Phrankleen. If you have lived in the west for years,you can relate. Let's start loving and supporting our own more - There is nothing wrong with that. Others are doing it with no qualms. I do not have to explain myself to anyone for loving my own more. Other people of different races have no empathy for us. Just sympathy. Thank you Phrankleen 🙏🏾
The way you mimic the woman who said she picked microwave outside is so funny. The woman is a picker 🤣🤣🤣
As someone who is in this ‘system’, I must say you nailed it. Good job Phrankleen!
As alway .. you broke it down to pieces 👏🏽
the stories you share are eye openers
Absolutely love 💕 this video! So many truths raw and unfiltered!
I reallyyyyyyy love this video. You have said it all. Well done for keeping it real.
I thought I was the only one who felt like this, wow. Being born and raised here in the states to Sierra Leonean parents, I never felt any connection here whatsoever and it's worse when you're by yourself because everyone is spread out and/or working from sun up until sundown like myself and right at it again when a new week approaches.
I have understood my background better by other people's stories you share. It helps a lot.
The Man Phrank. Always saying it like it is. Keep up the good work BO$$😊
I’m addicted to your channel because you speak facts. A virtual hug 🤗
This topic is deep bro. I appreciate you bringing out real information. ❤❤
You touched on a very apt topic, Phrankleen. We are dealing with this microaggression every day. Thanks
Hi Frank, your program is superb and you say the reality. You have the experience and you advice is really helping people thanks
I really love your platform, so deep and true. Some of the things you mentioned, I am living it. God bless you
I always admire your way of analysing difficult issues.
Thanks 🙏🏾
@@Phrankleen13 Phrankleen, there's a spammer in the comments section
True intense realism..... your you tube channel content is very helpful to Africans.
We truly embrace suffering. We see it as a medal of honour when we bragged about the suffering and we are told words such as "Kpele/Doe! You try o"
Christianity has help with the idea of suffering. Suffering here on earth and it will payoff in heaven
Religion
You are blessing to me and my family ❤️ every single words is like a fatherly advise and guidance about relocation
Hello Mr Phrakleen, once a again as always divulging truth with facts 💯 & unbiased opinion well articulated. Good job bro
You are the best with your intelligent insightful videos. Thanks an ifa a gbe e, ase.
Frank you are well grounded in English .am learning new terms from you……..Well done bro
Coming to racism, who do you blame? In oyibo country, they treat you with disdain. But then when they come to Nigeria, they disrespect you too in your fatherland because Nigerians elevated them to demigods. We really have to look inwards. A middle class Briton will go to Nigeria and the Police and military will literally turn to his servants. In that case, who do you blame? We mistreat one another and expect respect from foreigners. As insecure and crime-laden as South Africa could be, you do not see their Police officers and military guarding private foreign individuals.
You always have someone to blame
Is there any one in that country call nigeria that see anything good in that country we want everything foreign and proud of it
When you give too much value to every foreign things
You were empowering them to look down on you
So they feel superior and want you to be worshipping them
Thank you phrankleen for all the work that you do. You are truly changing people's minds. It may not seem like a lot but I am sure there tons of Africans out there you appreciate your work including myself. My dream is to one day see you on tv where you can reach a bigger audience. You voice was meant to be heard.
Thank you so much for all the words of wisdom.
I am here to hear the truth. Thanks bro!!
Phrankleen keep going we Love you, you r always Honest nd believe e in truths, you feel for the down trodden nd Diasporans. Keep Flying we are behind you
Well said brother . being an African myself lives in AMERICA watching your videos from time to time . Keep up the good work
Thanks man for the insight. It's good when your experiences are validated. At times you think you are going crazy and you are over thinking. The microagression, the looks, the loneliness. Thanks man.
I love love love your content. I listen to all the stories during the days. I legit don’t think this channel is getting its due credit. Huge supporter from 🇨🇦
Thank you for this video! God bless you!
You are right phrankleen we are deceiving ourselves
This is what exactly what I ve been going through at my training centre ,the teacher told all students not to talk to me ,each an every human who comes to the school were told not to speak with me . Truly ,it affect me so much at the beginning,but now I just ignore ,Europe isn’t meant for black people !!
I love you so much brother ,how I wish you reside where I stay ,..
Keep on the good work!
You arrived at the school and suddenly you were treated like that?? What happened?
@@universalnihi8374 if you know what happened,you could as well tell me !
@@universalnihi8374 I m still waiting for your response,on this channel we ,,say it as it is.
We are not house Negos
Thanks for this very important topic, depression is real.
Very emotional video. True talk!
Phrankleen, Phrankleen, Phrankleen! Thank you so much for this program! I live in the U.S. and I watch you occassionally. This was by far one of your best! I can see your hurt and sincerity for our Black/Brown brothers and sisters. You always bring "THE TRUTH." I appreciate you! Goodnight.
You have truly been in the US too long as you have started using that fake black/brown terminology that doesn't apply in real life 😂🤣😂
As Black people, we are on our own and there is ZERO Black/Brown coalition! Other than that, your message is true. The depression and literal enslavement of our people is real and it kills people through heart attacks and fighting off high blood pressure....and can ultimately lead to suicide.
You're doing a great job Phrankleen, I am a big fan✌️A Nigerian watching from Croatia ❤️
Thanks for the love and support 🫶🏾
Always a joy to see you
You’re a Big help to Black Lives, May Almighty God continue to bless you and yours. Phranklin God Bless you more
Phrankonero,very educative talk,may eledumare keep you...I have to add "calvary greetings" for the cheeky jibe.
🤣🤣🤣 that Calvary line gets me laughing all the time … appreciate you bro
Hello Franklin a big shout out from Liverpool. Keep up the good work 👏
Thanks for the support 🙏🏾😊, greatly appreciated
Same city🙏🏾
Listening to you makes me feel better ❤. I see you brother. I’m from Lesotho 🇱🇸 ❤
Another factor is Vitamin D. Low vit D levels contributes to low mood particularly amongst blacks whose coloured skin reduces the exposure to the limited Sunlight in the west. Sunlight is vital for vit D synthesis. It can be gotten via supplements though.
What you are saying is on point Phrankleen! We are African and live and work in a village in England. I invited my autistic son's class mates to his 6th birthday party...and from a class of 30 kids only 3 attended. Yet, had we had the same in our country South Africa, we would have had all his cousins and the majority of neighbourhood kids celebrating with him. Such a sadness but I'm trying to avoid the fact that we are black and the rest are not right here where we are.
My love for you and Ur honesty ❤️ is 100%❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
I m presently eating our home grown barbecue chicken some where in Nigeria ,while I listen and read people's comments!!
You can never know the full truth online until you are here, I always tell my people be careful, pray not to be sick or have problems then you know Canada is not heaven, even though we have free health which is good in a way but there is still problem of long waiting time at emergency when you are in serious pain, it can take over a month sometimes two months to get MRI and I have seen most people come to us with the cancer spread with nothing much to do because they were not referred appropriately and in a timely manner, I cannot count the number of times I have cried bitterly or come home sad because of what I see. I tell my people anytime you go into hospital or go to see your family doctor let me know so I can tell you what questions you need to ask and make sure you write things down, As for the racism, its needs a whole book written about it
I love watching your videos and in so many ways we share similar views on issues and from a few things you've stated in this video, experiences.
From having to deal with family in Nigeria with an over inflated sense of entitlement, dealing with a very ununited nigerian community in the UK and having to deal with the perceived stereotypical notions of a black man in a predominately white led society.
It's enough to wear anyone down.
I've taken a bold step over the last few years and it's simple. I will not inconvenient myself for anyone. Saying no is easier than people think.
I also feel that the issue of depression is a major issue in the African/Nigerian community where depression is dogged with shame and believe it or not, a lack of understanding of depression itself.
The weather alone can set people off (winter blues). The stress of paying bills, fines etc is a monthly battle for many. Yet we have the burden of family and friends always demanding.
I knew of a guy who helped a lady "living in the shadow" but sexually abused her knowing she could not report him to the authorities another friend found out about it and asked her to move in. 30 plus years later she's very successful, married and treats my friend like a father figure even though he's only w few years older than her.
Seems that we need to learn to love and build ourselves up like Asians and Arabs.
Hi Boss, I lost my job 2months ago because of humbly complaining about micro aggression in Ireland, visited UK same thing. I suppose we've to start networking and acting on simple solutions.
What you said about depression is real. I recently watched a Nigerian youtuber in Canada made a video about feeling depressed and lonely in Canada. She was literally crying in the video saying that she was feeling lonely and has nobody to talk to. She is married with two kids and relocated to Canada and has zero friends. Her youtube name is Tina Isoa. I felt sorry for her and you could feel the pain in her voice.
This was me as a Nigerian in Canada who has gone back home depression is real in Canada
@@nancysamson3185 Lord have mercy on us o. Depression and subzero temperature in Ottawa, Calgary etc. no be small thing for our minds to process. You are a courageous lady.
@@nancysamson3185 I really love your courage to go back home. As a young Nigerian lady who has spent 4 years in Canada, I don't think I want to live like this anymore. All my days are the same, and I struggle to create long-term connections. Every day, I question the quality of life I am living, picking shift after shift...then home...sometimes grocery or church, repeat. I would really love to be part of a community working towards making Nigeria a better place because there is no place like home!
I enjoy watching you speak.
Very insightful
I’m a newbie and subscribed. Will listen with more depth when home later. I’m working my way back to the continent. Born here to Nigerian parents and have the biggest live relationship with Africa. Thanks for this work you’re putting in, well done.
A credible matchmaking platform might help as well. The distress of the West is further worsened by loneliness. Would you consider setting up such platform Mr Phrankleen?
Ride on brother ❤
Thanks 🙏🏾