Hard Lessons learned being Homeless
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ก.พ. 2025
- Being homeless is tough and teaches you lessons you probably could have done without had your life taken a different road. But it is what it is, and I thought I would share lessons I have learned by being homeless.
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When I was Homeless it was all the stealing from other Homeless people that really ticked me off the most glad you bought up the topic it almost seems to be a taboo subject with many people few willing to talk about it on most channels .
If I were homeless, my wish list would have viking reenactment clothes on it .
If you think about it, they developed gear for that whole reason. Yes, they had homes and villages, but they were out in the wilds most of the time .. they tested it very well. Those wool leg wraps and wool coats. Oh yeah, that is money right there.
I have been let down due to depression by friends and family too. It is the worst
You don't have to worry about coming back to society,,,, society is coming to you,, and you are ahead of the game with experience and acceptance.. it will become more and more competitive, and you have a leg up, having been there before.
So true!
Good video.
When I was homeless I had a very hard time trying to get out of being homeless. I was homeless twice and one of those times I had a job. Everything you said in this video is not glorious. I was never victimized and I struggled to stay clean, the solitude wore me down. One key to getting by is to be content with what you have and to be prepared for everything. Today I have my own place and was lucky. Many aren't.
When I see the generation of young people who are homeless because of addiction or not having ambition I have observed one most important factor that has lead to this and that's the education system. About twenty years ago I noticed that the teachers in our schools were being forced to teach a subject within a certain time period and move on to the next subject regardless if the class understood what they were being taught. I saw students in grade two, three etc being lost because they didn't understand what they were being taught. They would move on up to the next degree of difficulty in the subject and this continued throughout every year. By the time they were in grade eight or in secondary school I would hear students saying why should I even try I won't graduate.
Many have been given better opportunities to learn and excel in school but still there are so many others who were left to try and figure out things on their own. When you see tent cities and people looking for a handout remember what I just posted. I would say go with your first intuition before giving any help but also look at the person who has approached you. Look into their eyes and you will know what you should do. We pay our elected officials to look after our citizens. The citizens should be priority number one. Our elected officials put their names forward to serve the citizens of the community they want to represent. It's a very difficult job that demands dedication and assertiveness in order to govern effectively. If this is done then homelessness can be dealt with effectively. It's not a lack of funding it's the mismanagement on what should be a priority
I love this, it's like a philosophy. Some of the things you have said could be related to if you are living in a flat etc. But, you do have less security I guess. I admire how you think and your mindset.
The biggest threat to any homeless person outside of the elements, starvation, lack of hygiene and disease is other homeless people. My sense is there's many homeless people you simply never see because they are hiding. Tent cities are something that leaves me agasht. I would never live in one of those. Nothing but drug addicts and criminals. Find a park with a lot of trees on the edge of town that has no homeless people in it. That's where to sleep.
The homeless usually will congregate near grocery stores. If there's a park near there that's where the homeless will be. Find a park even farther away than that one and it will have no homeless.
Your talkin about the feeling of hoplessness all the time... I can relate to that.
Not just because Ive been homeless twice in my life but also because I felt that same way
growin up in a psychologicaly abusive household.
Only way I knew to handle it then was to focus on gettin by on a daily basis
and just try to hold on to as much of my sanity as I could.
Yeah, I don't know where that feeling comes from for me, maybe it's the depression talking. Thanks for sharing!
Stay strong. From the prepping standpoint a lot of people cache items in hidden areas. You mentioned loosing everything. I guess it would be area dependent. Could you store a 1 person tent and some other basic items somewhere else close by less likely to be found?
The problem is having the cash to have a backup cache. For summer it's an easy fix, but to stay warm in winter a good amount of gear would need to be cached.
question... regarding sibling.
what do you want / expect from them as help?
trying to gleam first hand suggestions on how to help my own sibling living unhoused.
i do not know what to DO as a sibling, for someone that does not accept the realities of receiving help. maybe by siblings issues are compounded and not relatable. regardless... no clue what to do. even sending channels like yours to him are met with hostility.
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my background:
i am a sibling to a brother that is homeless.
every suggestion i give is "not an option"
offering him help " has too many strings attached"
any unconditional assistance i offer "can't be trusted"
any government/community assistance " is just a trap to imprison people"
even when handed an inheritance he was unable to utilize the funds in a meaningful way towards a solution. a years worth of money gone in 2 months. ( i understand that unstable housing is more expensive.. but... the spending was seemingly luxurious instead of solution based)
his own solutions are nonexistent , he demands i solve his problems, but the suggested solution are laughable to him ( he literally just laughs in your face and calls you a sheep to they system)
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I don't know the dynamics of your relationship with your brother, but for me, I figured If it got so bad, rock bottom bad, my siblings would be there for me. Help in the form of a couch to sleep on, help monetarily, whatever. Instead I get suggestions. Like have you tried this, or this or this? Maybe try asking your brother what he needs and making a workable plan with him regardless of how inconvenient it would be.
I had a brother in law who was very similar. Long story short, there is no helping in that case. They're exactly where they want to be and they want everyone around to feel sorry for how bad they have it. It sounds like you are genuinely trying your best to help, yet they insult your efforts at every opportunity.
I wish I could offer suggestions, but as I said, I had a brother in law. I split with my ex years ago. I did see him about 4 years after I had split with his sister and he was doing the exact same thing....
@@hoboroad i appreciate the response. i will try this approach again.
its been 4 years of me trying everything i can think off.
the weekend he got evicted 4 years ago, i was a signature away from taking out a mortgage (and i could just barely survive getting) for a place he and i could move into together. ... he was taken aback by it , then cursed me out, and called me sick.
Hey, as working as a chef for so many years I have always thought the job as a kitchen porter is a great back up job. Especially if you can get accommodation and meals. It's not easy work but what are these days! Just a thought if you ever find yourself stuck.
I love working in a kitchen but due to physical disabilities it's not an option. But thx for the suggestion.