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I have got it to no how bad it is going bed think get up fell beter but not cars keep me going m8
Thanks Ian great video … i suffer from self loathing and low esteem ,had it all my life i tried to take my life years ago , but i was talked out of it and met a lovely woman and we got married . 19 years later at moment my sons having problems he's over last few years took over dose at school last few weeks we have had police phoned my wife up asking if he was in his bed ,she checked … he wasn't they said they were actually searching for him at the time ( I'm a lorry driver tramping all week away from home ) as he's put on his computer he was going to harm himself luckily he was found ok brought home . The day was the day his friend was found hanged in his bedroom three years ago . Last week police came around at 11.30 pm as he had threatened to harm some one … gave him a warning in of me and his mom . He suffers from mental health problems under the umbrella as they call it …. but as I'm away from home all week i only find out things when i come home as my wife knows i will be going all over the place in my mind …. i usually am able to cope but as Winston Churchill said " I'm having black dog days" . Your videos are a great normaliser for me were all in it some ways, thank you for this video stay safe your not alone thanks for your excellent videos they make me rememer what I'm like with cars if your going to the festival of the unexcemptual cars i might see you there will say hello … your not just a blogger your a friend and both of you are a breath of fresh air to me . WE have our ways but yes this is a great site for me to laugh ground me and its reality , to every one else out there stay sate respect to you and hopefully this black dog year is
Coming to a end as quite frankly its pixxxng me off now …. always if you can talk to some one if your having a bad time my ex neighbour phoned me as i sat in a tree rope ready to do a silly thing looking back now but i remarried two lovely kids even though one having his black dog days , but I'm here its a beautiful day its a struggle but …. were here beauty all around us and remember talk to some one let them know if your having problems it will help you and as i found out life is worth living … sorry I've gone on a bit stay safe out there ,Neil
Hubnut stop knocking yourself .Hope you and Miss hubnut cleared your heads a bit with doing this youtube video
I’ve been trying to put down a response to this video for a couple of days on and off but I’m pretty hopeless at it tbh. I’ll settle for: Thank you, what you two (+hublets!) do means a lot to quite a lot of people (myself included) and will be helping people through difficult times without that even having to be the intention. I hope it’s helping you in the same way. All the best & to quote: “Never give up, never surrender!” (But ask for help if you need it) 👍
Listen brother from a person who's has struggled with mental illness for all my adult life and who also has to balance a job, relationship kids and a Ford Sierra that on a quiet day you can hear it rust. I feel your pain, sometimes it seems like I do more damage that repairs. One fix leads to another list of repairs. I've watched your vids from the start and honestly they get better and better. The frustration of the failed repairs make it even more relatable and make me think God it's not just me. So all I can say is "its not just you Ian keep going" all the skinned knuckles bruises and emotional moments will be forgotten when you get her back on the road for the first time. PS Miss Hubnut does a great job keeping you going a real addition to the channel.
A lot of us have similar thoughts, i have days i get up and achieve more than i planned, and days i dont, but having a loveley Wife, and kids around you should bring a smile to your face, mucking about with a load of old cars, sometimes is not healthy, unless its your income, theres more to life, than being stuck in a barn with some rusty old cars
Well. Your channel, and the two of you, just go from strength to strength. For me, I’m +1 on getting rid of the Yugo and Oltcit and mixing a bit of tinkering (Tinkering, Ian, not trying to resuscitate a knackered, fire damaged lump) on the cars you love. That, and the test drives, museum visits and vlogs, is more than enough. Far, far better than any broadcast car show you could mention. Pare back and concentrate on the things that make you happy.
From one Ian to another. I have worked in mental health and I have suffered and still do from depression and anxiety, mate the mind is a strange thing, it can be strong and weak at the same time, decisive and confused. Never be afraid or guilty of your feelings, times are strange at the moment and we are all suffering to different degrees. Everyone lives behind a mask and sometimes it slips. There are always people who care and I'm one of them.
I can’t begin to tell you how much you helped me through the last 12 months. Keep it up Ian.
The tinkering thing resonated. I decided early on that the best way to deal with the lockdown would be to give myself lots of small and easy projects around the home so I had something to do with the prospect of achievement after it, ideally projects that didn't involve spending money. Yes the elation of achievement is great, but the feeling of defeat when stuff goes wrong is so much worse because it's lockdown and there's no escape, physical or mental… but I was prepared for that so I've managed to roll with it so far. But it's been a real test and it isn't over yet… I'm hearing the same kind of thing from friends too.
Stay safe everyone and be nice to yourselves.