Edward Ma, MStJ 🍁🩺
@Maahokgit
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I'm a #SoftwareDeveloper , a #Volunteer #FirstResponder , & a #ChildhoodTrauma Survivor. I share my #Trauma and #Healing story, so people know they aren't alone.
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I'm riding in The Distinguished Gentleman's Ride (
@gentlemansride
) on Sunday 19th May 2024.
#Support
me and my
#Motorcycle
in raising funds and
#Awareness
for prostate
#Cancer
and men's
#MentalHealth
.
#MensHealth
#Fundraising
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I can't speak for others, but I had a great experience with
@RCMPNS
coming to my house when my housemate called 911 because I was
#suicidal
. The officers were
#calm
,
#professional
, called
#MentalHealth
Mobile Crisis to get me the help I need.
Give them a promotion!
#ThankYou
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Disclaimer:
I am not a
#mentalhealth
professional.
However, I am a trained first responder with mental health first aid certification from
@MHCC_
If you DM me, everything is strictly confidential. I might not have all the answers, but I will always listen. ❤️
#PeerSupport
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2 years ago this month, I made a
#suicide
video.
In the video, I said, please don't get mad at each other. This isn't anybody's fault. I just can't deal with the pain anymore, and that I'm sorry.
2 years later, I am still here.
#Depression
#Trauma
#MyStory
#MentalHealth
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Let's
#EndTheStigma
that men have to be strong all the time.
Instead, Men are allowed to feel
#Feelings
, cry, release emotions, receive
#Support
, and thrive.
#MensHealth
#MentalHealth
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I am not perfect. I'm full of flaws. I am human. I'm doing my best. Isn't that enough?
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Which one of the following have you heard the most? 🙄
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An excellent
#reminder
to check in on your friends often. You might save a life.
#BuddyChecker
#SuicidePrevention
#Friendship
#Relationship
#MentalHealth
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Tell your story.
Somebody out there needs to hear it because they have felt alone and think no one else understands.
#MentalHealth
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If you're struggling, please know that
#YouAreNotAlone
. Reach out and l will always try to reach back. ❤🤗
#KeepTalkingMH
#SickNotWeak
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You are allowed to claim space, to shine, to trust your own pace, and find satisfaction exactly where you are.
#SelfLove
#YouMatter
#MentalHealth
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No child should grow up feeling like damaged goods.
Yet, I was that child.
#ChildhoodTrauma
#AbuseAwareness
#MyStory
#MentalHealth
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I am not
#bitter
. I am speaking the
#truth
.
I am not giving up. I'm
#healing
.
Please understand this!
#Awareness
#MentalHealth
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Ever wonder what the difference between a
#PanicAttack
and an
#AnxietyAttack
?
This infographic explains.
#Panic
#Anxiety
#Awareness
#MentalHealth
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No child should ever feel like they are not being heard.
Yet, I was that child.
#ChildhoodTrauma
#AbuseAwareness
#MentalHealth
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I am allowed to feel all the feels.
I won't push this feeling away.
A shitty thing has happened to me.
I AM ALLOWED TO FEEL SHITTY.
#Feelings
#MentalHealth
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I appreciate all of you for
#Listening
to me.
You might not know it, but your simple act of listening had saved my life more than once.
For that, I am
#Grateful
.
#PeerSupport
#Friendship
#MentalHealth
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#Depression
is more than being sad.
#Anxiety
is more than worrying.
#OCD
is more than being tidy.
#PTSD
is more than having flashbacks.
#Bipolar
is more than having mood swings.
#Schizophrenia
is more than seeing things.
Please understand this!
#Awareness
#MentalHealth
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This is your weekly
#Sunday
#TimelineCleanse
.
I hope it warms your heart as it did mine.
I mean, how
#cute
is this?!
#CuteAnimals
#Cows
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I've been told I am "too
#Sensitive
," have you?
PS: Our sensitivity and
#empathy
are a
#SuperPower
.
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I grew up
#Feeling
#Alone
, and honestly, even though I've done a lot of
#Healing
and I know I'm
#NotAlone
, those feelings still persist.
#CPTSD
#ChildhoodTrauma
#Awareness
#MentalHealth
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Please don't say, "family always got your back" because not everyone grows up with a supportive
#Family
.
#Awareness
#MentalHealth
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I hope one day I’ll no longer feel damaged, broken, or not good enough.
#CPTSD
#Healing
#SelfEsteem
#MentalHealtg
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No child should ever question if their parents love them.
Yet, I was that child.
#ChildhoodTrauma
#AbuseAwareness
#MentalHealth
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My
#Trauma
has taught me not to blindly
#Trust
people's words and watch their actions instead. 👁
#Awareness
#MentalHealth
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Abuse is Abuse.
It doesn't matter if it's psychological, emotional, spiritual, sexual, physical, or financial.
It's all wrong, and it's never ok!
#AbuseAwareness
#Trauma
#MentalHealth
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Sending
#love
to anyone...
...who feels unsafe
...who feels lonely
...who feels lost
...who feels unloved
...who feels forgotten
...who feels invisible
...who feels inferior
I see you.
#YouMatter
. I love you!
#PeerSupport
#MentalHealth
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Many times,
#Trauma
survivors know what they need to do.
However, our trauma had made us question ourselves and even our sanity!
I am here to tell you.
#Trust
your
#Intuition
.
Trust your gut.
It rarely steers you wrong.
#Awareness
#MentalHealth
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I had self-harm & attempted
#suicide
4 times.
I am still here.
I survived & fought off my demons.
Point of this tweet?
You might feel hopeless, but I promise you, you too will
#survive
.
Better days are coming.
I am 1 example, & I'm here for you!
#SickNotWeak
#mentalhealth
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10 signs your
#mentalhealth
is getting better.
Do you recognize any of them? I definitely noticed a few of those!
#Growth
#SelfAwareness
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I am guilty of the first two, not asking for help when I need it and keeping quiet because I don't want confrontation. 😰
What about you?
#SelfBetrayal
#Awareness
#MentalHealth
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Sometimes I find it hard to believe that I am still here.
Despite many Suicide attempts and ideation.
I am still here.
#MyStory
#ChildhoodTrauma
#ACEs
#MentalHealth
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It's
#gaslighting
when you are being called suspicious for suspecting something that turns out to be true.
#NarcissisticAbuse
#Awareness
#MentalHealth
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#Empathy
is important because what you see on the surface might just be a cover for what's going on underneath.
#Awareness
#MentalHealth
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My friend's brother ended his life on Friday. I don't know him, but I feel his pain because I've been there, and my heart breaks with her. If you are struggling, please know that
#YouAreNotAlone
, reach out and I will always try to reach back.
#SickNotWeak
#KeepTalkingMH
😭😭😭
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A year ago tomorrow, my friend took his life. So I want to remind everyone to please check in on their friends and loved ones. Because by checking in, you might save a life.
#BuddyChecker
#SuicidePrevention
#Grief
#Awareness
#MentalHealth
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I realize now why some people don't
#ReachOut
for help, perhaps they have reached out before, and little to no help was given, and eventually, they'll stop reaching out when they need help because what's the point?
#Awareness
#MentalHealth
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I do the second one quite often, and I never thought it's as me
#gaslighting
myself. 😰
#SelfLove
#Awareness
#MentalHealth
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Is it just me, or the phrase “everyone has trauma” is the most invalidating thing you can say to a
#Trauma
#Survivor
?
😤
#QuestionOfTheDay
#Awareness
#MentalHealth
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I'm sending extra
#love
to those who don't have a
#relationship
with their
#father
or have an emotionally unavailable one.
You were always good enough.
#FathersDay
#YouMatter
#MentalHealth
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I am an adult, however due to
#ChildhoodTrauma
I never really grown emotionally. It is for this reason I struggle with changes and
#Relationships
.
#MyStory
#MentalHealth
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I feel this picture so much as I have so much
#Anger
inside me.
It makes me feel like I'm emotionally crippled. 🥺
#ChildhoodTrauma
#MyStory
#MentalHealth
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I spend so many years focusing on the needs of others. I can finally say I have begun focusing on my needs and what is best for me.
#SelfCare
#MyStory
#MentalHealth
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#UnpopularOpinion
?
I don't like the phrase "everything happens for a reason." While I understand its sentiment, I believe it invalidates the person's feelings.
#Awareness
#PeerSupport
#MentalHealth
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I recently saw a video asking, "if you were successful in your
#Suicide
attempt, how many years would have been since we lost you?"
My answer would be over 30 years. I was before the age of 10 when I first attempted to kill myself.
#MyStory
#ChildhodTrauma
#MentalHealth
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One of my
#therapy
#goals
for the year is to be assertive when voicing my opinion instead of frozen in fear that I would be ridiculed or not feeling heard.
#healing
#anxiety
#childhoodtrauma
#mentalhealth
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It wasn't my choice to be emotionally traumatized.
It wasn't my choice to have mental diseases.
It was forced upon me.
Please
#understand
this.
#ChildhoodTrauma
#CPTSD
#Awareness
#MentalHealth
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@asatallroth
@AlinejadMasih
I am ashamed of the Canadian Government too.
Our Prime Minister
@JustinTrudeau
calls himself a
#feminist
, yet his administration voted for this.
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Those who tell you to let the past be the past don't understand how deep your scar is.
#PTSD
#CPTSD
#ACEs
#CSA
#MentalHealth
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Many people don't realize how much
#strength
it takes to pull yourself out of the pit of
#depression
and
#anxiety
, but I see you.
I see you do it day after day.
I am
#proud
of you.
You are a badass!
#Awareness
#MentalHealth
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Signs for unhealed
#Trauma
.
For Me -
#Depression
, Rage,
#Addiction
, and Guilt and
#Shame
.
Not as bad as before, but it still lingers.
#ChildhoodTrauma
#Awareness
#MentalHealth
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Be the person you needed when you were struggling to the people who are struggling now.
#BeTheDifference
#HelpingHands
#MentalHealth
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No child should grow up believing that they can't trust anyone.
Yet, I was that child.
#ChildhoodTrauma
#AbuseAwareness
#MentalHealth
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My
#Trauma
has taught me that
#Words
have
#Power
. It can break you or lift you.
That's why I'm so careful with my words. I only want to
#UpLift
people.
#WordsMatter
#ChildhoodTrauma
#MyStory
#MentalHealth
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Sometimes having that one person who will stick by you no matter what is
#SuicidePrevention
.
I say this because if I didn't have that in my life, I wouldn't be here.
#Friendship
#Relationship
#PeerSupport
#Awareness
#MentalHealth
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Concerned individuals have contacted me, seeking information about this individual to safeguard themselves, their loved ones, and friends – a sentiment I share.
As a result, I've chosen to disclose the person's identity: Megan Stoner. Your safety matters.
I won't mention a name, but there is a person I used to think of as a friend within the
#MentalHealthCommunity
here until I realized they were scamming me (and others) by taking advantage of my
#MentalVulnerability
.
Stay Vigilant, friends.
#ScamAwareness
#MentalHealth
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I am very fortunate to be able to afford my new
#Therapist
. But, unfortunately, I know many people aren't, which saddens me. We need to have some type of program to subsidize
#Therapy
costs because many people desperately need it but aren't able to afford it.
#Mentalhealth
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No child should grow up wondering if they will ever be enough.
Yet, I was that child.
#ChildhoodTrauma
#AbuseAwareness
#MentalHealth
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After all these years, it still feels surreal that I attempted
#suicide
when I was an 8-year-old
#child
.
Sitting on the road, hoping a car would hit me, thinking maybe then my
#parents
would love me.
#MyStory
#ChildhoodTrauma
#ACEs
#CPTSD
#Awareness
#MentalHealth
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