What happened to Henry Gartland 

Exactly

Damn!! Thats NICE.

Jesus Christ that made me weep

“The tears of a clown”

Wow, yes x

I feel this a lot of people self diagnose anxiety and depression when they are scared or sad but I feel like that takes away attention from people who are really up against it. Hope you are doing ok my man if you ever need anything reach out. Feel like it's easier to talk with strangers sometimes.

Agreed. You said it best. If fucking sucks knowing this feeling and people ask you whats wrong but have no clue, can’t relate, or have zero insight on the matter.

Yeah depression sucks. I got out of it but I know what it feels like. Sometimes I would have to pull my car over after work just to catch my breath.

Well said.

​@@completelynameless6676 Recently the times I have felt I have needed to speak to someone, all I can think of is the Doctor rolling their eyes thinking Ive been reading the press.

That's because most people are completely terrible at talking, let alone listening and most people who are part of those hotlines are not psychologists at all. A lot of times that hotline serves more for police to check in on people, than providing people any 'real' help. And that's pretty bad, because the few people that do call such hotlines are probably the few people that want to be helped. Unfortunately, a lot of people _don't_ want to be helped. Their suicide is pretty much inevitable unfortunately. And last but not least, the only person who can make real change to your life, is going to be yourself. People don't get told this often enough. And suicidal people often claim to 'see no other way out', when actually suicide is never a solution. I'm not religious, people should do whatever they feel like. But thinking a suicide will change something is just dumb. A guy like Henry had dozens of years ahead of skating, lot's of cool things in his future. Yet he bailed on everything. That's so incredibly sad man. So pointless. And who knows what he has been telling himself to justify his action. Must have been pretty crazy stuff. It reminds me of a friend of mine who always basically complained he felt too alone. When I explained him the only way to meet other people was to invest in some hobbies and go out, it took a while for that friend to realise he was creating his own lonely situation. Now, 4 years later the guy is engaged to a very nice girl and he will probably have a family with most of the bad vibes gone completely in the near future.

Yo I feel this big time. No matter the cards you are dealt they are your cards and you need to learn to play them. I don't say that to condemn anyone thats struggling but it's just the objective truth. As soon as a person realizes they the main character in their own story they have to decide if they are going to level the fuck up or just give up.

@@localjoe Exactly true. And yes, the cards might be different, there is plenty of opportunity in life to really change things for the better. And sometimes it takes a realisation of what you got already. People are often to busy with other people their lives and successes, instead of caring about their own life.

@@PHeMoX 100% why watch people live their lives when you can live your own. As good as theirs maybe from your perspective it will never be yours so make yours as good as you can.

@@localjoe sometimes people are just dealt shitty ass cards and yea they have to play them and no matter what they do it still comes out the same👌 just take that in and analyze it when you use shitty metaphors.

Gotta keep an eye on the people who smile the most because it can be a mask to inner struggles

who said he was mentally ill?

For real dude lived to the fullest

Yeah it’s crazy that this toy makes us feel so connected to people we’ve never met

@@localjoeFor sure. A giant family of the most awesome people. From 15 years old.... I am SO THANKFUL for skateboarding! Only God knows what would have become of me had I not stepped foot on my neighbor's board to try it out.

@Red Crow for real dude, one of my favorite records. was super stoked to hear it in one of Navarette's videos (25 years of the vertical vampire)!

Big reminder we don't know what people are going through

I don't think it would have mattered guy was a pro skateboarder if that didn't make him happy being nice wouldn't make much a difference

he was so buck. Going to miss him and my heart goes out to his family and friends. Such a loss.

same

Sorry for your loss. It shook me and I didn’t know him personally. Hope your doing ok

so sorry for your loss man. I hope they are both in a better place...

I’m glad you came out the other side. I’m looking around my life thinking how many Henry’s do I know that need to talk you know?

@@localjoe yeah man no doubt,, hope this opened up a lot of people’s minds, thank for the reply! ☮️ -Jay

Such good style and such a good attitude. So gutted he felt like taking his life was his best option...

@@localjoe I know it’s terrible , some people are fighting demons and you don’t even realize it

It never is... gutted. Definitely makes me evaluate how I'm doing spreading love to people just because you never know what some is dealing with behind a smile.

So sad 😔

Yeah I wonder if he knew how many of us truly cared if he still would’ve done. Motivates me to spread positivity for sure.

That would be so sick RIP Henry

give him a cover

Skate 4 would be cool to have him in

It would be cool to have him and Ben Reamers in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater remakes to honour their memories.

Love this man one bad decision doesn’t justify more bad decisions. Take the negative and turn it into positive

@@localjoe man im lucky to have come out alive myself, i lost 13 friends to suicide, drugs, and alcohol in a very short time frame, it wasn't easy to handle but made me stronger in the end, if I can help anybody, it helps me my brother, you can't get those wasted years back, I wish I could, much love to anyone suffering from the darkness of mental illness I may not know you personally but I care for life as shall we all🙏

Dm me on IG if you want to talk man @thelocaljoe also your channel name is hilarious dude

God is merciful. I believe he judges us for who we are not what we lack. Hope Henry is happy.

Thanks my dude! Hope the oil fields are treating you right!

I'm more worried about people that were close to him. i've spoken to a couple people that knew him and they only had good things to say about him. Sometimes the nicest people are going through the worst adversity..

Appreciate you're comment. Many people took it as me capitalizing off of tragedy and I tried to do it with good taste. I'm glad that come across to you.

Gone too soon. RIP Henry

That´s what I´m thinking the whole time

Yo this is a big take away from this video for me. You're one of many people saying this same thing. I made a follow up video to this and talked about how those hotlines aren't a solution. People are the solution we've got to get help/ look to see how we can help. People helping people is what's needed.

@@localjoe thank you so much for your reply. I'm gonna have to check out your video on hotlines too, I really appreciate you not only drawing attention to the situation but actively bringing up discussion for a better solution it means a lot!

Sorry for you loss. Definitely motivates me to spread more love and positivity in hopes maybe I can make the difference for someone somewhere.

There are no failures in life only people who start looking for answer and solutions. Keep your head up G!

Seriously sending good vibes to his family and friends

Well said! If we aren't there for eachother nobody else will be. Gotta pull together!

Sorry for your loss man hope you are doing ok! I know how gutted the whole skateboard community is let alone the people he was actually close to. Sending love and prayers G!

was there something that drove him to do this? or was he depressed for a long time? I only ask to try and help someone else who might be in the same situation.

@@pauliewalnuts5241 he fell to many times and couldn’t control himself. Hit his head to many times

@@bartjohnson8065 are you his younger brother or older?

@@pauliewalnuts5241The oldest of his brothers

It could be he was using skateboarding to outrun his issues but it wasn't working... no judgement I just hope I can see people going down that path in my life and know what to do to help.

Depression and suicidal ideation is awful. Depression brain is a liar and tells people they are worthless. It's awful. Such a devastating loss. RIP Henry.

I've spoken to a couple people that knew him and they said he never cared about himself but always looked out for other people. Nicest dude but we gotta look out for ourselves too. Gotta keep it balanced.

If you ever need someone to vent to dm me on instagram. I'm not a therapist or whatever but if it helps to just have somewhere to put your thoughts I'm always here G!

Thanks man I really appreciate it. I'm currently sitting at the Veterans Administration psyche hold. My doctor called them at 1030 and now I'm here

@@donavintrip713 is that progress meaning they’ll treat you or just keep you there?

I know just wish there was something I could do

Glad you enjoyed it

People need to realize they are entitled to do whatever they need to do to be happy and people opinions of them getting help don't matter.

@@localjoe Very true mate.

The fact that this video reached so many people is a testament to the fact that people want to have this discussion.

Definitely brother. I never met Henry, but I wish he was still here. 🙏🏼💔

All my love and prayers to Henry's family and friends. Bless 🙏🏼🕊️✨

I thought the same thing when I read it. Don’t understand it but for makes me want to spread more love to people in my life because seems like nobody knew what he was going through

He was just getting started too. RIP Henry

Was watching that noseblunt like two days ago. so gnarly. Wish he would've stuck around for a lot reasons.

RIP Henry

crazy he's gone just like that... without knowing him somehow skateboarding connected us to the point we feel gutted

@@localjoe I somehow can relate to what he felt(I still am going thru shit), despite his achievements, it is just so frustrating he lost, take care everyone

⚡ Stand Strong ⚡-Mike Vallely

I'm not sure I respect his decision but I definitely can't judge him for it. Unless you're pushed to the edge like that you'll never know how you'd actually respond. I hope he's happy wherever he is now!

that's an interesting point i don't think anyone is talking about.

@@localjoe yea! hopefully after the olympics there'll be enough interest to do research in the area.

That’s a good point. I’ve hit my head a few good times through my years skating and I worry about the future sometimes. There was a college football player who committed suicide at 21 a couple years ago...studied his brain after death and found major CTE due to one hit in high school. If one hit can do it to someone so can multiple times hitting your head skating.

@@Thrashman-ye4cf oh true? I was always under the impression that cte was called what it is because you're chronically getting your head smacked, that's super interesting though. Andy anderson might be onto something wearing a helmet lol

Mark waters as well. We only got one life to live and no time to waste.

I hope if there's a henry in my life I'll know what to do. This was a wake up call.

RIP Henry and Ben.

You just never know who is going through it...

Some of the brightest smiles mask some of the emptiest souls. So gutted he’s gone wish there was something I could do

100% idk if you read that comment that I pinned but someone posted a poem about smiling as mask to all the hardship going on inside. Definitely feeling renewed motivation to reach out to people and spread love because you just don't know what people are dealing with.

you never know what someone is going through.. Welcome to the skateboard community my man hope skateboarding does as much for you as it has for me. Best gift i was ever given was a skateboard

so crazy how you can miss someone you never actually met... so gutted

i've spoken to a couple people that knew him and they only had good things to say about him. Sometimes the nicest people are going through the worst adversity..

@@localjoe ya

I’m sure he was on the verge of turning pro. It’s weird I never knew him and find myself wondering if I could’ve helped some way...

it's so sad. You just never know who is going through dark times..

So damn sad 😔

Thanks man I feel a little conflicted this video is doing so well because it’s almost like I’m benefitting from his death. But I hope it can create some awareness and make people more sensitive to inner struggles people may be having

@@localjoe understandable why you feel conflicted,but I think you did it properly.

I think some people with deep mental health issues use skateboarding as an escape. Although it lead him to a great career it seems some deeper issues may not have been resolved.

Good advice for sure

why?

Well done so glad you are still here! ❤️

Congratulations and thank the people that helped you through it. Thank you for staying.

@@destroya_2345 thank you

He was going to be big and now he’s gone just like that. We just don’t know what people are going through?

So sad to see him leave us

Dude seemed so nice. Hope if there’s a Henry in my life I’ll know how to reach iut

He seemed like such a genuinely kind person as well. Hope I can see through the smiles that are hiding deeper issues like he was dealing with.

haha well I didn't explain it very good but I'm really comfortable with front boards I was really trying to get myself to try a 5050 since that was henry's thing. He did like ten kink rails he was so gnarly RIP

care to share any good stories

RIP Henry. Sick he inspired you to get a board.

Local Joe Ya it sucks we lost him 😔

i've spoken to a couple people that knew him and they only had good things to say about him. the nicest people are sometimes the ones going through the worst adversity..

True maybe he would've be gone much sooner without skating.. regardless you just don't know what people are going through and we just gotta stay positive and love everyone as best we can.

Thank you. RIP Henry

It’s tragic I just wonder how many Henry’s are in my life and what I can do?

did you ever see henry around the parks there? So gutted that he's gone..

because they are often the ones who are hurting the most

Maybe those closest to him know but to everyone else seems like he never let on what kind of darkness he was dealing with....

Thanks for listening I hope people will look around and see the that anyone can become a henry. We all need help at some time.

You doing alright?

You are not alone brother. Keep in touch

@Slippery Gecko how are u m8?

Damn dude I’m sorry. He seemed like such a genuine person.

@@localjoe he was

People who are depressed don't always look depressed. They put on a smile for everyone else because sometimes they care about everyone else but themselves.