Skater Gonzi's Fight with Borderline Schizophrenia | Skating and Talking

Polish skater and artist Gonzi has been vocal about his fight against depression and borderline schizophrenia. Gonzi picked up a skateboard at the age of five and started hanging out with older skaters in his hometown of Łódź, exposing him to a life of parties and drug use at a young age. He smoked his first joint at 13, and was 17 when he experienced a psychotic break due to drug use and was diagnosed with borderline paranoid schizophrenia. He thanks skateboarding, his friends, and art for still being here today. Watch more like this: Skater Ben Raemers’ Tragic Death Sparked a Mental Health Movement    • Skater Ben Raemers’ Tragic Death Sparked a...   How Mental Illness Derailed the Career of a Promising Young Skateboarder    • How Mental Illness Derailed the Career of ...   The Skateboard Hero Who Fought a Terrorist    • The Skateboard Hero Who Fought a Terrorist   Click here to subscribe to VICE: http://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-VICE About VICE: The Definitive Guide To Enlightening Information. From every corner of the planet, our immersive, caustic, ground-breaking and often bizarre stories have changed the way people think about culture, crime, art, parties, fashion, protest, the internet and other subjects that don't even have names yet. Browse the growing library and discover corners of the world you never knew existed. Welcome to VICE. Connect with VICE: Check out our full video catalog: http://bit.ly/VICE-Videos Videos, daily editorial and more: http://vice.com More videos from the VICE network: https://www.fb.com/vicevideo Click here to get the best of VICE daily: http://bit.ly/1SquZ6v Like VICE on Facebook: http://fb.com/vice Follow VICE on Twitter:   / vice   Follow us on Instagram:   / vice   The VICE YouTube Network: VICE:    / vice   MUNCHIES:    / munchies   VICE News:    / vicenews   VICELAND:    / vicelandtv   Broadly:    / broadly   Noisey:    / noisey   Motherboard:    / motherboardtv   VICE Sports:    / noc   i-D:    / idmagazine   Waypoint:    / waypointvice