WATCH | Nicholas Brown is raising money for Black Dog Institute with a charity ride.
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00:00In June, a couple of years ago, I actually tried to take my own life.
00:10Growing up, I was always this sporty, outgoing, social butterfly basically.
00:16I thought I'd had it all growing up, had friends, family, I was such a happy person.
00:22I had a series of events where I lost a friend who battled cancer.
00:29My mum as well, she battled cancer as well.
00:32Luckily, she's all good now and I went through a breakup.
00:37I didn't realise my mental health at the time was already so bad,
00:42just really sent me into a massive spiral.
00:45In June, a couple of years ago, I actually tried to take my own life.
00:51It's my only way out.
00:52So one night, just as I was a few steps away from doing so,
00:58this absolute legend, he was walking the esplanade and saw me crying my eyes out.
01:06And yeah, he basically just yelled at me and he was like, what are you doing?
01:11He spoke to me, took me down from where I was about to jump from
01:14and absolutely saved my life.
01:17I owe everything to that guy.
01:20I've reached out to a lot of my friends and family since.
01:24I've turned my life around now back to my normal self.
01:29It did take a lot of time and effort going through all this.
01:33Now, I want to make a change.
01:35So in April, I'm going to be hosting my own 24-hour event through Transform 40
01:42where I want the whole community involved.
01:44I'm trying to get as many sponsors as I can
01:47because I want to raise over $15,000 for the Black Dog Institute
01:52who support men's mental health.
01:54I'm going to be riding the assault bike for 24 hours.
01:56Don't ask me why I chose the assault bike
01:59because a lot of people hate it and trust me, I do too.
02:02So I try and hit over 500 kilometers on the bike in the 24 hours
02:07and raise as much money as I possibly can with friends, family,
02:11the community of the gym jumping in to help me.
02:14And it's all about just raising money basically.
02:16So we're doing this for a good cause
02:19and I'd love all your help and support as well.
02:22Come help me on April 4th, break the cycle.