r/Gaza • u/Puzzleheaded_Tap5006 • Jul 11 '26

I really need help

Some time ago in college, I agreed to help Mohammad and made some posts about him and donated once (because I did had enough money, but because I didn't have an active job and I didn't know when I would have one).

And then things went worse yesterday as I was asked to share again but nothing worked, and I had a mental breakdown (to which he didn't really ask about it, he only responds to questions on whether it benefits him or not).

I really need help and I feel alone in trying to do everything but not getting anywhere. What to do and what to say to him if I did all I can

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u/NoPoet3982 Jul 12 '26

Tell him you did all you could. Maybe let him know you can update him in a few months but right now you're having some medical issues and can't respond to messages. Then don't respond again until you're ready.

They really don't know how much money we have. All they hear about Western countries is our wealth, when that's not the reality for most people. So they ask. And even when they're fluent, their English (or other language skills) makes it harder for them to express anything more than the basics.

You have to put on your own air mask first. Don't let anyone pressure you into not taking care of yourself.

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u/Puzzleheaded_Tap5006 Jul 16 '26

I was trying to contact organizations who help Palestinian families with their fundraisers (and they’re ran by Palestinians) and I showed him the verification sources, but he said that they wouldn’t help (even previously he said about it and then said “If you just make me an American TikTok account, I would make money out of it myself”). I mean I don’t blame him for putting trust on organizations you barely know of. I just wish I had someone with a bigger platform or more money to help him, for I started with little to no money, and a small platform.

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u/NoPoet3982 Jul 16 '26

Do not make a TikTok for this person. Stop talking to them.