Sam’s Hangout #117 - “MASCULINITY & MENTAL HEALTH”

Happy weekend naija peeps

Men's mental health is an interesting question for discussion

I would love to see more men come out to share their thoughts too

@vickoly, @burlarj ,can you guys ? we want to learn oo

Good morning everyone, happy weekend.

Good morning,Fams ❤️
Wow, this came in too early 😂...

I love this topic. It's June, and it's men's mental health month. Thank you for remembering us.
Can't wait to drop me 2cent. Lemme prepare for and get to work first 🫡..

@afrikens the men advocate 🤩
@betheloji12
@amara24
@goldenproject
@nkemakonam89
@chefqueen
@van.illa

Oya, comman drop your 1 cent o 😁

good luck

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Happy Friday everyone 🙏🏾 please read and share may the truth be with you 🙏🏾👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾

On hive it's like some people don't realise everything is documented and you can never hide from the truth 😂😂😂😂😂🍻

@acidyo @neoxian @themarkymark @hurtlocker @jacobtothe @steevc @meno @theycallmedan @shitposthive @ryivhnn @crimsonclad and friends ✨⭕✨😂😂😂

Do you really think no one sees what you do 🤔

@acidyo You took my rep away for no reason with the help of blocktrades delegation 😂 @steevc knows all about it

You and themarkymark work for blocktrades or are blocktrades 😂

You are so sad doing what you do

Promoting your 💩💩💩💩💩💩

Selfvoting your 💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩

You have downvoted so many people away for no reason

You really need to have a hard long look in the mirror and see what you have become

It doesn't matter if you have people who believe anything you say for a few cents or a few pennies 😂😂😂😂

Look at your buddy oldsoulnewb 😂😂😂😂😂

Everything is documented

So the choice is yours again leave me alone and bring my rep back and I will stop sharing the truth

You can call my long copy paste comments spam but it only makes you look stupid 😂

I hope you understand you are only making it worse 😂

Hive is not a game it might be a big game to you 🤔

It seems you love to game Hive don't you 😜

Everyone sees don't you think it's time to stop 🛑

You have shown all the real issues with Hive 😂 you have shown why real people couldn't invest in Hive and build on Hive 😂

You are in god mode 😂 activated 😂 you Marky Dan and others 😂😂😂😂😜

I hope you enjoyed this post or you might see in comment from 😂 which you like to call spam 😂😂😂
@jacobtothe Keep digging just remember @acidyo took my rep away with the help of blocktrades delegations and everything is documented 😂😂😂

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@jacobtothe and friends Please get help there's clearly something wrong with you 🙏🏾

I hope blocktrades pays you well enough 😂😂😂😂

Some people just never learn when 😂😂😂👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾

@jacobtothe @behiver @zakludick @livinguktaiwan @juliakponsford @oflyhigh @abit @adm @eval @hivetoday @findingfreedom @traciyork @abitmore @rimurutempest @hurtlocker @hurt-locker @epstein @gundamzerofour @gundamzerotwo @gundamzerofive @buratus @silverd510 @new.things @gungunkrishu @tarabh @nattosenpai @fw206 @ocd @acidyo @hivetrending @mrtats @poshtoken @davideownzall @thehive @art-anon @lazzvi @juliakponsford @dudeontheweb @consciouscat @caspermoeller89 @strawhat @angeluxx @cositav @rachaeldwatson @artofwar74 @solumviz @poshtoken.wallet @shiftrox @hiddenblade @hivegc @alohaed @tobias-g @nattosenpai @hivetrending @erikah @davidke20 @davideownzall @zingtoken @honey-swap @friendlymoose @x-rain @hivegc @lazy-panda @rishi556 @ocd-witness @russia-btc @ocdb @justinw @nutritree @themarkymark @geekgirl @buynburn @stresskiller @forkyishere @forykw @belikechuck @leovoter @upmyvote @punkteam @makerhacks @wiseagent @steevc @pibara @davidthompson57 @dead-pets @videoaddiction @annoyingmosquito @meesterboom @demotruk @meno @thelittlebank @knot @buttcoins @snapie @coolmole @davidickeyyall @crimsonclad @smooth @oldsoulnewb @ds-tech @artgirl @flemingfarm @neoxian @nwothini335 @bdvoter.cur @zaku @mango-juice @empo.voter @empoderat @ferranlogs @trumpman @bhattg @azircon @riverflows @lazy-panda @gogreenbuddy @build-it @tarazkp @buildawhale @logic @abit @freedom @solominer @letusbuyhive @bijoy12 @sagarkothari88 @theycallmedan @ipromote @apeminingclub @nathen007 @dlmmqb @slobberchops @chops316 @littlenewthings @bozz @adm @abit @cwow2 @scribblingramma @adm @logic @savvyplayer @patrice @spaminator @topcomment @theworldaroundme @jongolson @mobi72 and friends ✨⭕✨ Please get help 🙏🏾

@jacobtothe @acidyo @themarkymark @hurtlocker and friends 😁 No one will ever trust you again you weirdo 😂

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Hello everyone I hope you are all good and well today in this post is some of the evidence to prove my case

If you didn't know I've been getting downvoted for a long time on Hive

They have been trying to bully me with downvotes and words but it doesn't affect me I've been online for over 25 years

So I've dealt with people like this before it's nothing new

But what they are doing is bad Very badi joined steemit like everyone else thinking it offers freedom but I must say steemit offered much more freedom than Hive does

Everyone already knows I only post my own original content I have no need to steal anything from anyone

I've been labelled a lot of things on Hive 😂 by the biggest farmers scammers and downvoters

Actions speak louder than any words do especially when them words are coming from a compolsive liars

I will keep updating this post when I get time

https://hive.blog/hive/@ureka.stats/the-untrending-report-hive-downvote-analysis-16-09-2025-20250916181314

https://hive.blog/hivedev/@makerhacks/please-peakd-allow-me-to-completely-block-spammers-would-you-ever-vote-for-this

https://hive.blog/hive-167547/@dlmmqb/re-kgakakillerg-t34wy6

https://hive.blog/hive-170475/@acidyo/re-kgakakillerg-t32sw1

https://hive.blog/hive-167922/@themarkymark/re-kgakakillerg-t30ziu

https://hive.blog/hive/@ureka.stats/the-untrending-report-hive-downvote-analysis-29-09-2025-20250929172045

No downvotes for this racist person 🧐

https://hive.blog/hive-196387/@acidyo/re-kgakakillerg-t41yr6

https://hive.blog/dvs/@dhedge/re-kgakakillerg-t3clz3

https://hive.blog/hive-150329/@kgakakillerg/t3a8fu

https://hive.blog/musical/@steevc/re-kgakakillerg-t2kz1m this post

To all the downvoters on Hive When the downvotes stop 🛑 and my rep is back I stop sharing the truth 🙏🏾
☝🏾☝🏾☝🏾☝🏾☝🏾☝🏾 Keep calling the truth lies 😂☝🏾

So many pretend to be doing god's work but they are really working for the devil 👿

Karma will strike you and who ever supports you 🙏🏾

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To @jacobtothe and friends 😁

@crimsonclad please do your job 🙏🏾

https://hive.blog/hive-135178/@crimsonclad/re-kgakakillerg-sxllhv

https://hive.blog/hive-148441/@hivewatchers/svftu9

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https://hive.blog/hive-176853/@steevc/re-kgakakillerg-syyy4x

https://hive.blog/dev/@howo/re-kgakakillerg-szhax7

https://hive.blog/hive/@steevc/follow-friday-respect

https://hive.blog/hive-127022/@shmoogleosukami/re-kgakakillerg-t0hcxc

It's unbelievable that they downvoted this Goodbye Auntie R.I.P 🙏🏾

Comments being downvoted by blocktrades https://hive.blog/hive-170744/@kgakakillerg/t0ns3b

https://hive.blog/hive-127466/@steevc/re-blocktrades-t0kint

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https://hive.blog/hive/@ureka.stats/the-untrending-report-hive-downvote-analysis-2025-06-29-20250629143829

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Stop farming Hive https://hive.blog/burnpost/@buildawhale/re-1756307402814502169-20250827t151240z

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📊 The Untrending Report - Hive Downvote Analysis - 2025-09-07

RE: Understanding Pointers in C Programming

Please Peakd, allow me to completely block spammers (Would you ever vote for this?) thanks for exposing yourself more @makerhacks

Please go through it all instead of calling it spam 😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

https://blurt.blog/hive/@candy49/5slvnx-taskmaster4450-is-being-downvoted-on-hive-by-you-know-who

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https://hive.blog/hive/@kgakakillerg/i-ve-been-put-on-two-blacklists

Thank you for reading and viewing this post

To all the downvoters on Hive When the downvotes stop 🛑 and my rep is back I stop sharing the truth 🙏🏾

I'm sharing the truth I know it hurts you but it is what it is 😂🍻

Consider these entries from @hive.fund's wallet—a digital fortress of staggering proportions:
"HIVE: 31,354,125.286"
"HBD: 23,325,897.167"
"Estimated Account Value: $24,860,896.64<

It's crazy that hives market cap is 36 million dollars 🤔🧐 and a account to hold 24 million dollars 💰 crazy

To everyone who is turning a blind eye to the truth karma will strike you down 🙏🏾

Stop Doing the devils work do gods work 🙏🏾

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#themarkymarkfiles #buildawhalefiles #acidyofiles #hurtlockerfiles #

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Hello everyone, it's been a while here.

Surrounded by some male friends, I was able to understand the pressure that comes with being a man.
Expectations can be overwhelming, and a lot is expected from men. They are expected to be strong, always in control, and emotionally tough.

So yes, society has created unrealistic expectations around masculinity that make it so hard for men to openly talk about their struggles.
And as a result of this, when they try to express themselves, people see it as a weakness rather than understanding that we are all humans.

This leads to men hiding their emotions, avoiding asking for help, and suffering in silence.

To create a healthy space, we need to redefine the definition of strength. And I believe this should start with our parents. Parents, schools, and communities should raise a boy child how to express their emotions. Strength shouldn't be measured by how much pain one can take and hide.

I think society should encourage open conversations about mental health without judgment.

@marsdave
@yechee
@daverick
@soma18
@chefqueen
@afrikens
@betheloji12
You all should share your thoughts on this interesting topic.

I.

I wouldn't want to beat around the bush.
But then, thanks a lot for this wonderful topic in such a time as this. It's men's health awareness month and we are glad you see us. Thanks a lot.

I very well believe that the society itself has created certain expectations around men that makes it difficult for a lot of us to speak out and talk about our struggles, challenges and all. Just the other day a woman was telling her son in Yoruba, "shey okunrin ko ni e ni." Meaning, are you not a man. And I just felt bad, allow this man to talk, allow him to bottle out all that he's already bottling in, but then, that's how we're being told right from time, "man up." You can't just afford to be vulnerable, nah, you can afford to act or look weak. And for that reason, a lot of us has learned to hide our pain, struggles and all behind a smile and,"I'm fine."

Men are humans too. We are humans too, in fact we are humans first before we are men, so we should be allowed to talk about our heartbreak, disappointment, fears, exhaustions and all just like every other person. And the reason you see a lot of us keeping quiet is because we tend to see them less of man if they should speak up.

Our society needs to be more of a listener than a critic. The hime itself should learn to start raising sons who understands that they are not weak for voicing out. We should create safe spaces for each other and allow one another to be human.

II.

For this, I think both we the men and the society which we find ourselves should take that responsibility. We both have a role to play in this stigma. You want us to speak up, yet the society and environment which we find ourselves is one that constantly judges you, is one that expects you to bottle in whatever it is you're facing, it's one that feels a man should never even show vulnerability not to talk of cry.

For us to feel safe to talk and voice out, then we need a safe environment first. And a lot of things need to change, like I was saying earlier, the home needs to start teaching that vulnerability is not weakness, when that change comes from the home and the society has also created a safe space, then there will be obvious changes.

One of the way to do this and support one another is by checking on each other, don't always rush to your bros DM for urgent 2k, learn to ask how they are doing, learn to ask how there day went, learn to listen to them. There's one thing I'm learning at the moment and that's listening skill. Yeah, listening is a skill that we all should learn, it helps in relationships, business.... Name it.

Most men have reached their breaking point already, and the outcome of the state they are in isn't in any way good. No man should get to that stage. Men deserve career and support too.

Topic idea; Why do many people care more about a man's success than his wellbeing?

@afrikens
@betheloji12
@amara24
@goldenproject
@nkemakonam89
@chefqueen
@van.illa

Take mic abeg 🎙️🎤

🏃🏃🏃 Like this rain dinnor want me to go to work 😃

Okay .....
Happy Friday people. .
Seriously would love to read alot form this week's hangout.
It's men's month.
@henryjnrr @cohlson @goldenproject @daverick @samostically @burlarj you guys should come share your two to three cents on this.

We men/boys have learnt always to say "I am fine" even when nothing is fine because that is the masculinity that our society has built around the silence of a man's features. You will see a young boy who has been told that crying is a sign of weakness, so they have learned to keep all to themselves, even when they are on the verge of breaking. And by the time such a man has become more mature, this habit of suppression is now part of him and his personality that to even ask for help becomes like a burden on him.

And as for the other question, I feel both should go hand in hand. Our society isn't safe enough for men to always open up. Because at this point, a lot of men cannot even open up to the person they call their partner, for personal reasons known to them and i,n my opinion, the world should be safe enough for us men to have at least one or two people whom we can open up to anytime we feel burdened. Because how do you expect someone to open up to you when you will continue to punish that person? That ain't possible. And what I have been doing in my little circle is that when a man comes to me, that he's passing through one or two, instead of flinching, I rather stay in discomfort with him for some moment, because staying like that can be more useful than all these long talks on what he should have done differently

I've added my 1½cent, you people should come and complete the remaining ½ so we can make it 2cent.
Let's get the two cent started.😁

they say in life if you're born a male child, life already leading you by 1-0, if you're born from a poor home that is 2-0, if you're born A Nigerian that is 3-0, now the whole of your life is a struggle, in all this men are expected to be strong, show courage, fearless.

most times the ladies do not understand this, expectations are high. demands are endless, except for the God fearing once...

these is a general ideology of the society a man is suppose to manned up to anything no matter what pocket their feeling and keep going..

I WANT TO ASK THE LADIES THIS QUESTIONS

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CALL YOIR DAD AND JUST GENUINELY APPRECIATE HIM, NOT IN LIU OF DEMANDING, JUST MAKING HIM CALM AND SMILE A BIT.

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU HUG YOUR BF OR A FRIEND AND JUST TRY TO BRING OUT THIS DEEP HIDDEN BURDENS, OR GENUINELY APPRECIATE THEM, GO OUT SPONSOR A DINNER DATE BUY HIM GIFTS, SUPPORT HIM IN WAYS POSSIBLE...

Man life no easy at all aswer. except few once that life favors either by birth or connections

@afriken
@careergirl
@marsdave
@merit.ahama
@ibbtammy
@jmis101
@vanilla

come join in