I Got Robbed... So I Made a Film About It #thenexus

"Everybody talks about Fight or Flight but nobody talks about Freeze"

Your story telling game is stupid on point.

The best part of YouTube is finding gems like your channel

I'm black. From New Orleans. I've never been robbed but I've been jumped. Before listening to your story, I never realized how it traumatized me. I felt a lot of what you were saying about hindsight and the following anxiety and freezing. I was about fourteen and I froze, let two boys hit me. I didn't fight back for fear of what they would do if I did. That's followed me. I've never shared that with anyone or heard anything like that before you shared your story. Thank you.

Respect, you know how to tell a story

"I really am going to be the most influential writer and cinematographer of the 21st century" maaaan, speak it into existence! ✊🏾

I was stabbed six times by a supposed family friend he had a knife at night i survived but i still just kinda not trust people and certain peoples intentions...being nice can get u closer to someones deception..smh

That whole idolisation of “hood mentality” really just being a defence mechanism in the form of anxiety, part was on point. Feel that.

Hood Anxiety is fr treatable. cured by success and positivity .

His accent is calming

Remember the guy that said "Let me remind you in advance , that I apologize for the inconvenience of me not giving a F*** " , this is him now. Feel old yet?

I didn’t grow up in the hood but three years ago my house got broken into and robbed by 4 grown ass men while I was home alone (I was 16). I cant even put into words how much hearing this story helped me. Not only did it help me realize how much of that anxiety and trauma i was still holding onto, it also gave me some sense of validity. When the dudes realized I was in the house they ran. I wasn’t physically violated in anyway. I didnt have any “battle scars” to show for what went down. So i always felt kinda stupid for being so emotionally impacted. It’s just stuff right? No one touched me right? It could have been worse right? I could never explain or understand why That experience was so traumatic for me. But this video highlights it perfectly. No matter how “non confrontational” situations like that are, you still fear for your life. You’ve still been violated. Trauma is trauma. Damn, thanks for helping me heal man.

30 yr old voice, 12 yr old face

that new york accent strong af

When I was in 5th grade, 2005. Kids were just starting to get phones. Only one person in our friend group had one and he whipped it out for everything (flip phone so you get the visual). One day we’re at the crosswalk where he got picked up and the rest of us walked home. Out of no where this older kid came up to us and asks us the time 😐. So he whips out the phone the sun is beaming off the silver and he hold it out in front of him at eye level to read the time to this kid. Sure enough the kid snatches his phone and runs off and not knowing better considering we were 9, we chased after him. We almost catch him but he hops an unpainted wooden fence in no joke, one go. The fence was like double our height. Looking back, he clearing had us pegged for a while and knew his escape route before hand. I told my mom and ever since then I’ve always been very weary of people asking for the time or asking to use my phone. If I don’t have a watch. I don’t have the time.

In midtown manhattan I was hit in the face with a weighted bag as I was coming out of a fruit store in broad daylight around the same time. I was holding 2 bags of fruit with my girlfriend. I was knocked flat. I replayed it in my head a million times. I really appreciate you sharing this story. I am a life long martial artist too. Wing chun , kickboxing and hold a purple belt in brazilian jiu jitsu. My anxiety is killing me too. I moved out of the city and live in a low crime area now. I can't walk around on edge all the time.

This young man is wise beyond his years.

NOBODY is too tough to get robbed. Like 21 Savage said after X's death.. just give the shit up. Dont try to fight back. Money < Your life. Stay safe out there, esp if you live in a big city.

Street smart actually being anxiety is an interesting take.

I’m from Compton. I’ve been robbed at gun point and seen people get shot in my face.. like I got robbed behind a sheriffs station after school by a bunch of grown dudes for my shoes and jacket. This resonated with me sooo much.. I’m just going to therapy now and I’m in my late 20’s