With mental health conditions, like Bipolar
People seem to have the wrong idea or the
TV scripted idea
of what it is.
They seem to look at people with these conditions
with
as if they're going to freak out, or have
a psychotic episode
People that have known me for years on end a lot of them don't even know that I have
the condition
because if you see me on a normal day, I'm
absolutely normal.
My condition is more private, it happens at home.
When I'm depressed you won't see me,
you wouldn't even know I was depressed, because I wouldn't be around.
When I'm gardening I feel completely at peace,
it's really relaxing and chilling.
A bit different to my Metalling nights.
Where I'm head banging all the time.
When you're at a metal gig the feeling that
you get is pure elation, it's adrenaline,
it's such a happy vibe.
We decided to have a metal gig, to raise funds
for the project.
Because it's an interest of mine.
You'll find that metallers are the kind of
kind hearted people you'll ever find. They love
to help their community.
I'm a generally curious person, I love fixing
things
putting things together.
I love to know how things work.
Everything to me is sort of matrixy circuits,
it has to come apart and come back together.
Being a gas engineer and a plumber I'm interested
in plumbing and water works.
I found out about aquaponics through other
gardeners.
I started fiddling around with systems myself
and I've now got to the point where I've designed
a system we're going to be putting in soon.
We're going to be using our sites to help
people that are unemployed and in mental health
and with disabilities, to come in and use
a bit of garden therapy.
And get a bit of horticultural training.
The people that know about my interest in gardening
know about my interest in metal.
Usually when I'm driving down the street listening
to my music full blast, they hear me as I'm
coming into the car park.
I see metal as therapeutic, for me personally.
Especially as I'm a bipolar person it can
reflect both sides of my mood streams,
whether I'm hyper or I'm very low. That seems
to fit perfectly.
There seems to be something for every mood
that I have.
