Meet Michael, 24 years old from the Philippines living under the gardiner expressway. ❤️🩹 LIKE, COMMENT & SHARE TO HELP SPREAD AWARENESS 🙏 SUBSCRIBE @reedinthestreet
Many people struggle with their place within society. Use your interests and your gifts as your compass, it's never too late to make a change. Every day can be a step. Some days will be micro steps, some won't be any steps. Others will be leaps. You are a bright individual that deserves care, compassion and a chance. Don't deny yourself the gift of life. I wish you nothing but love and the best.
Michael, I want to encourage you to stay strong. My cousin passed away in 2020 after struggling with addiction and mental illness. Despite our efforts to help him, the pandemic made things even more difficult. I hope that you can find the strength to turn your life around and make positive changes. I miss my cousin every day, especially since we had a falling out during his final days. 🪽
I don't think you understand mental illness. The type of mental illness he has doesn't allow him to be functional to the point he can consistently hold down a job, get an apartment, buy his own food, cook for himself etc. You keep on asking him don't you want better for yourself? Don't you want an apartment? Don't you want clean clothes? Like dude he has a mental illness and he's an addict. Your questioning is odd. He can't function like you or I can. You kept saying to him "You seem fine to me" but mental illness works in different ways. He may seem fine to you but as he said he's dysfunctional. Often times you can't see that someone has a mental illness by looking at them. That's not how it works for everyone. In order for him to get back on his feet he is going to have to want that change. Then he needs professional help from a therapist to work out his issues and trauma, and the therapist will create a plan for him to follow to get back on his feet. And he also may need medication. It all depends though.
I went to highschool with him, this is sad to see. It’s like he’s given up on trying. Won’t even take a job to save himself. He needs mental support but he’s also gotta try for himself he’s obviously got AdHd. He can’t keep up naturally with the day to day.
It takes courage to reveal the truth of our brothers and sisters on the streets. If this were a surreal Hollywood set with an actor, the viewership would be high, no doubt. To watch the realness of this is deeply touching and concerning and can be difficult to face. You're doing important work. You go to places others are afraid to go and you uncover the vulnerable lives underneath the bridges and on the streets. These lives are important and their stories deserve to be heard. Keep up the great work!
Raw uncut, good stuff man. You show respect all the way man good to get these kind of interviews for people to see that side of things that have no idea what’s really going on in the city.
Well shot Reed, this kid definitely needs some mental health support, wonder if he’s got ohip there’s a lot of stuff covered under that that could help him. Really happy to see you go in this direction with your filming, you absolutely have what it takes to go far with this, keep it going! 🙏🏻❤
Michael, this is a touching story, I personally feel you when you say there is nothing worth committing to, you really seem like a great person overall, full of kindness and I can imagine that your family wants to be around you brother, they require your love and presence to be full as humans, commit to being there for them as they want to see you, commit to being the person your family needs and have that be the thing that is worth it, be in that state while you make plans and dreams to take the next step in life, rather then what you are doing, have the same goals but please brother go home to them. I don't know you, I care about you now that I have heard a part of your story, reach out, lets make it happen.
This guy has some sorta undiagnosed condition that with a bit of therapy and some meds he’d escape this life he’s stuck in. Something is serious wrong with anyone who is ok with being Homeless. I was homeless for a decade and it’s Hell 24/7. He’s probably ADHD
Im homeless for over a year straight half its mental if you dont have physical problems. It aint that hard a steady income source and some proper survival gear.
I’m Filipino, and work at a place where we have a shelter next door. The people at the shelter came in to where I work (front desk) because there was a older woman who came in there and they’d “never seen a homeless filipino” and wanted to see if I could talk to her. It’s a crisis in our communities that the older generation doesn’t want to talk about.
i relate to him a lot. nothing is worth it to me and i’d rather just sit around and do nothing and be calm. i don’t want any stress of having responsibilities. work and school and a house is just too much and i’m not interested in it
You’re doing such an amazing job man thank you so much! I just wanted to add maybe to be a little more gentle with your questions as they may not have the same beliefs/views as you do. I think we should focus on their mental health and how we can get them there💛
seen this guy 2 days ago at yonge/dundas with a meth pipe in his hands and appeared to be suffering from psychosis. has lost a lot of weight as well. was sad watching him then, but after this video its even harder as he seems like a decent person.
ODSP isnt enough to have your own apartment. Im on ODSP and im STILL struggling to let ends meet. The MAX they give you for housing is $500 for an ADULT. Thats only enough for a room (BARELY) and LATELY theres been ALOT of stigma around people who are on Disability.... Some Landlords wont even let me VIEW their apartments/rooms if im on Disability. Its INSANE
This angered me. As a mother who just brought my kids to Canada for a better life, this broke my heart. I have sacrificed so much with the hope that my kids would take full advantage of these opportunities. I’m sure his parents did too. And he’s just doesn’t care about his own life.
Take your kids and go back to where you came from they don't stand a chance. Someone lied to you when they told you to come here for a better life. If you don't have money in your pocket right now and you're only working towards this so called better life you're going to fail. Your kids have a better chance in their home country. 😅😢
When you consider all stuffs that he's been through and other possible factors including how different a person he is from you, it isn't so easy to think people can always properly think for themselves, additionally he did mention he has a mental illness of some sort so, there's that to consider. If anything, I believe he needs somebody to guide him or at the very least sit down and have motivational support. However, I'm sure some time in the future he will get to a point in his life where he will sort his life out or realize and make things right. All this to say, WE don't know the lives of anybody besides our own but most importantly what goes on in the mind of another.
U should come over here to the underpass do an interview with this homeless kid living under the bridge. Eastern and lower eastern he has a little home there
There once was a homeless guy who looked like obama and had an amazing voice which landed him a job yes im talking about ted Williams he found success so if that dude can get lucky probably one day this kid can too, stay positive is one thing he has hopefully he can turn his life around too
I used hard drugs (sober over a year now) and when I spoke to my doctor once I was sober about how I thought I have ADHD and explained, I didn't notice it till I was sober, she said to me "well yeah, you were self medicating. Using meth would have done the same thing ADHD meds would have, since it's essentially the same thing". I didn't know I had ADHD till I was sober, so I had never put two and two together. She later explained to me that without medication, I could be more likely to relapse. It all made so much more sense after that. I wish I had known sooner. ADHD caused me to have a horrible time in my younger years, whether it be with socializing, school work, or holding down a job in my teens.
"I wanted to get into the video game industry, but I found out it was hard, so I just moped around...." Ladies and Gentlemen, I think we have found the problem
@@reedinthestreet as a person who receives ODSP it's not enough for a room, that is unless you want to give up eating. the problem is now that the law permits MAID for those who are given ODSP the gov it hoping for people to struggle enough or to stay a float enough to hate life to the point of applying for legal suicide. that way the ODSP will be cut and the gov has one less mouth to feed. on top of that they make it very complex for regular people to understand that if they start working then their odsp can get cut/decreased and that could be just from making 201$ a month.
he came from a country where he struggled to make a better life and chose to come to another country and waste he s opportunity and do nothing with it now on drugs
@@reedinthestreet Oh, I would love to withhold my taxes, but I heard they're planning to introduce a 'Meth-Pay' option soon. Can't wait to see how that benefits the economy!
dude don't believe in himself i came back from being a druggie but i really wanted it and i believed i could do it, need the right reason though. Guy should just go try and do things his way, go do chef and invent some mad shit go do art invent some mad shit do carpentry and do it to be disciplined, go climb mountains. tap into some primal shit and realize u get one life bro. easy to see everything as meaningless and an evil world but doesnt mean give up focus on on ur health and dont self sabotage, its all bullshit but u dont know whats possible
Maybe it started off by choice. That doesn't necessarily mean this is what he wants now though. Sometimes before you know it, you dug yourself into a hole too deep to climb out of on your own.
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Many people struggle with their place within society. Use your interests and your gifts as your compass, it's never too late to make a change. Every day can be a step. Some days will be micro steps, some won't be any steps. Others will be leaps. You are a bright individual that deserves care, compassion and a chance. Don't deny yourself the gift of life. I wish you nothing but love and the best.
Hard seeing someone you went to highschool with and had classes with end up in this situation, rise above dude.
Only the strong will survive
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Michael, I want to encourage you to stay strong. My cousin passed away in 2020 after struggling with addiction and mental illness. Despite our efforts to help him, the pandemic made things even more difficult. I hope that you can find the strength to turn your life around and make positive changes. I miss my cousin every day, especially since we had a falling out during his final days. 🪽
I don't think you understand mental illness. The type of mental illness he has doesn't allow him to be functional to the point he can consistently hold down a job, get an apartment, buy his own food, cook for himself etc. You keep on asking him don't you want better for yourself? Don't you want an apartment? Don't you want clean clothes? Like dude he has a mental illness and he's an addict. Your questioning is odd. He can't function like you or I can. You kept saying to him "You seem fine to me" but mental illness works in different ways. He may seem fine to you but as he said he's dysfunctional. Often times you can't see that someone has a mental illness by looking at them. That's not how it works for everyone. In order for him to get back on his feet he is going to have to want that change. Then he needs professional help from a therapist to work out his issues and trauma, and the therapist will create a plan for him to follow to get back on his feet. And he also may need medication. It all depends though.
Neither you or i know what he is capable of.
I went to highschool with him, this is sad to see. It’s like he’s given up on trying. Won’t even take a job to save himself. He needs mental support but he’s also gotta try for himself he’s obviously got AdHd. He can’t keep up naturally with the day to day.
It takes courage to reveal the truth of our brothers and sisters on the streets. If this were a surreal Hollywood set with an actor, the viewership would be high, no doubt. To watch the realness of this is deeply touching and concerning and can be difficult to face. You're doing important work. You go to places others are afraid to go and you uncover the vulnerable lives underneath the bridges and on the streets. These lives are important and their stories deserve to be heard. Keep up the great work!
Man this guy kept it real, it’s hard not to feel bad for him. I hope he finds his way soon
Very respectful and tastefully shot. Great interview, May God guide and protect him always.
In Jesus name ❤ 🙏
this is the kind of content we wanna see my man. solid shit brother.
Raw uncut, good stuff man. You show respect all the way man good to get these kind of interviews for people to see that side of things that have no idea what’s really going on in the city.
Well shot Reed, this kid definitely needs some mental health support, wonder if he’s got ohip there’s a lot of stuff covered under that that could help him. Really happy to see you go in this direction with your filming, you absolutely have what it takes to go far with this, keep it going! 🙏🏻❤
Yeah OHIP is covered but the WAIT TIMES are INSANE. I'm waiting to talk to a psychiatrist that my doctor put in a referral in for, from 2020.....
He has ODSP lots of resources for him if he asks
Michael, this is a touching story, I personally feel you when you say there is nothing worth committing to, you really seem like a great person overall, full of kindness and I can imagine that your family wants to be around you brother, they require your love and presence to be full as humans, commit to being there for them as they want to see you, commit to being the person your family needs and have that be the thing that is worth it, be in that state while you make plans and dreams to take the next step in life, rather then what you are doing, have the same goals but please brother go home to them. I don't know you, I care about you now that I have heard a part of your story, reach out, lets make it happen.
Great video crazy story. Thanks for sharing. Peace n love
here from your TikTok! commenting to boost on here too! 1love
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Keep your head up Mochael & God helps those that helps themselves 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
Reed, this is an awesome and interesting video and interview. Wow! Keep on, you are so talented! 👏👏👏
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Heartfelt sadness for this young man. Self medicating keeps many like him trapped in the street life. Wishing positive change for him.
This guy has some sorta undiagnosed condition that with a bit of therapy and some meds he’d escape this life he’s stuck in. Something is serious wrong with anyone who is ok with being Homeless. I was homeless for a decade and it’s Hell 24/7. He’s probably ADHD
Im homeless for over a year straight half its mental if you dont have physical problems. It aint that hard a steady income source and some proper survival gear.
you can feel this guys pain he is stuck and cant find a way out a endless cycle
Foreal man
fire looking forward to more of this
I’m Filipino, and work at a place where we have a shelter next door. The people at the shelter came in to where I work (front desk) because there was a older woman who came in there and they’d “never seen a homeless filipino” and wanted to see if I could talk to her. It’s a crisis in our communities that the older generation doesn’t want to talk about.
Keep em coming
this guy has the soul of an artist. he should take the fashion program at seneca
i relate to him a lot. nothing is worth it to me and i’d rather just sit around and do nothing and be calm. i don’t want any stress of having responsibilities. work and school and a house is just too much and i’m not interested in it
This brother is so self aware. Hope he makes it out of his situation.
You’re doing such an amazing job man thank you so much! I just wanted to add maybe to be a little more gentle with your questions as they may not have the same beliefs/views as you do. I think we should focus on their mental health and how we can get them there💛
God keep him safe . ❤️🙏🏽❤️Toronto Canada 🇨🇦
Love this
amazing 💯🙏🏾
Great video
Vibes i love it
Bro, please get some help and talk to somebody. I'm 32 and regret so much of that "sitting around" and drug taking now.
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The good thing about him is that he actually feel good about his life.
Incredible video man, this almost like the soft white underbelly vibes.
God bless brother keep the faith up with Jesus Christ 🙏 also more videos like this reed!
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seen this guy 2 days ago at yonge/dundas with a meth pipe in his hands and appeared to be suffering from psychosis. has lost a lot of weight as well. was sad watching him then, but after this video its even harder as he seems like a decent person.
keep doing these lad
authentic🔥
I was a fentanyl addict and spent lots of time incarcerated. I just passed 2 years of sobriety. People can change if they want to.
ODSP isnt enough to have your own apartment. Im on ODSP and im STILL struggling to let ends meet. The MAX they give you for housing is $500 for an ADULT. Thats only enough for a room (BARELY) and LATELY theres been ALOT of stigma around people who are on Disability.... Some Landlords wont even let me VIEW their apartments/rooms if im on Disability. Its INSANE
This angered me. As a mother who just brought my kids to Canada for a better life, this broke my heart. I have sacrificed so much with the hope that my kids would take full advantage of these opportunities. I’m sure his parents did too. And he’s just doesn’t care about his own life.
Canada is doomed I was born and raised lived here all my life its not the same any more can't wait to leave here
@@db4492 I'd say europe
Take your kids and go back to where you came from they don't stand a chance. Someone lied to you when they told you to come here for a better life. If you don't have money in your pocket right now and you're only working towards this so called better life you're going to fail. Your kids have a better chance in their home country. 😅😢
@@db4492 Cuba lol
When you consider all stuffs that he's been through and other possible factors including how different a person he is from you, it isn't so easy to think people can always properly think for themselves, additionally he did mention he has a mental illness of some sort so, there's that to consider. If anything, I believe he needs somebody to guide him or at the very least sit down and have motivational support. However, I'm sure some time in the future he will get to a point in his life where he will sort his life out or realize and make things right. All this to say, WE don't know the lives of anybody besides our own but most importantly what goes on in the mind of another.
Reed 4 the people🤲💯
I hope he gets the help from CAMH so he can move forward and make better choices
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Actually feel a realness in him , i hope he find is way, get help that Actually work
Nice 🍿🍿🍿🍿
Another 1 from my broski
some homeless don´t want to receive help so i don´t really know his situation but let´s hope he finds help
12:51 totally relatable, I wanna make my mom proud of me. Reason why I need to stay together 😢❤
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Shout out reed
U should come over here to the underpass do an interview with this homeless kid living under the bridge. Eastern and lower eastern he has a little home there
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There once was a homeless guy who looked like obama and had an amazing voice which landed him a job yes im talking about ted Williams he found success so if that dude can get lucky probably one day this kid can too, stay positive is one thing he has hopefully he can turn his life around too
Warming!!!
Really great channel so far
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I used hard drugs (sober over a year now) and when I spoke to my doctor once I was sober about how I thought I have ADHD and explained, I didn't notice it till I was sober, she said to me "well yeah, you were self medicating. Using meth would have done the same thing ADHD meds would have, since it's essentially the same thing". I didn't know I had ADHD till I was sober, so I had never put two and two together. She later explained to me that without medication, I could be more likely to relapse.
It all made so much more sense after that. I wish I had known sooner.
ADHD caused me to have a horrible time in my younger years, whether it be with socializing, school work, or holding down a job in my teens.
something is different about this kid, hopefully he finds his way
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Crazy
This was me 5 years ago
Powerful comment 💯
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reed the mf goat🐐👑
Sad. He needs help. No way he wants to be homeless and wishes to die.
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I'm 24 and think about this life style alot. Seems like chilling is better then hustle
DF you talkin about 😅😂
Not AT ALL! THE HUSTLE NEVA STOPS!
follow up video ?
The kid needs some mental heath care. Rehab his mind
More this raw content of tor0nto streets 😅
Yeahh I see traits of him in ppl around me… but just as extreme as this
he’s just given up on life damn
"I wanted to get into the video game industry, but I found out it was hard, so I just moped around...." Ladies and Gentlemen, I think we have found the problem
adhd makes everything much harder, constantly wrestling with your brain to get things done/stay focused
He seems like a very intelligent young man! just wrong decisions maybe
Nope he's giving up making decisions
White under belly setting trends 🔥🔥🙏🏾😂
Check my most recent video. I've been doing this for over 10 years tbh just never actually posted anything. Big up Soft White underbelly tho 💯
Is there a way to contact? How is he doing?
No phone, if you watch the video he says where you can find him.
WEE NEED MORE OF THIS GO INTO TORONTO HOODS UR W FUCKING L3GEND GANG COME EG WEST
How is 40 bucks a day enough for his own apartment
That's 1200 a month enough for rent on a very cheap place
He lost all hope in himself wow.
Lets help him gain it back
ODSP is not enough for an apartment lol
Its not bad amount with out one
7 minutes in and he hasn't mentioned his addiction once
If you watch the entire video he does mention he does Meth.
May be embarrassed, Ego or Denial. May god show him light.
He could show a little respect and cover his mouth when he Yawns.
what a weird thing to comment 😂
SWB
Good thing he is not in the Phillipines, he would starve to death as there are no handouts.
ODSP is not enough money to get an apartment in Toronto.
Not a nice one that's for sure but you could find a room. Which could be a step in the right direction if that's what he decides he wants
@@reedinthestreet as a person who receives ODSP it's not enough for a room, that is unless you want to give up eating. the problem is now that the law permits MAID for those who are given ODSP the gov it hoping for people to struggle enough or to stay a float enough to hate life to the point of applying for legal suicide. that way the ODSP will be cut and the gov has one less mouth to feed. on top of that they make it very complex for regular people to understand that if they start working then their odsp can get cut/decreased and that could be just from making 201$ a month.
he came from a country where he struggled to make a better life and chose to come to another country and waste he s opportunity and do nothing with it now on drugs
I am sure this wasn't his goal... try not to be so judgmental
Stay homeless my friend! It works for you. Enjoy your trip.
" do you believe in heaven?" "no I believe in karma, sort of the same thing" - wow thats dumb
Heavens real
@@JohnDoe-uk6si oh ya? What about crystal meth induced psychosis?
HE DOES NOT HAVE KID S SO WHAT?
Nihilism in one video.
I have odsp 😂
so this is where my taxes go?
Don't pay em if ur so against the government's decisions then
@@reedinthestreet Oh, I would love to withhold my taxes, but I heard they're planning to introduce a 'Meth-Pay' option soon. Can't wait to see how that benefits the economy!
man is tweaking lol
EVERYBODY GOES THROUGH SHIT, GROW UP.
dude don't believe in himself i came back from being a druggie but i really wanted it and i believed i could do it, need the right reason though. Guy should just go try and do things his way, go do chef and invent some mad shit go do art invent some mad shit do carpentry and do it to be disciplined, go climb mountains. tap into some primal shit and realize u get one life bro.
easy to see everything as meaningless and an evil world but doesnt mean give up focus on on ur health and dont self sabotage, its all bullshit but u dont know whats possible
GROW UP MAN. HIS PARENTS DID NOTHING WRONG.THIS SHIT IS BY CHOICE, BIG PROBLEM.
Maybe it started off by choice. That doesn't necessarily mean this is what he wants now though. Sometimes before you know it, you dug yourself into a hole too deep to climb out of on your own.
19:56 you wanna say something but dont
Says he used to do drugs with iv syringes in the background 😂
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