Mental Illness Derailed My Skating Career | Paul Alexander was a young pro skateboarder destined for success. But his tragic struggle with mental illness put a stop to that. | By VICE
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VICE on X: "How mental illness derailed the career of promising skateboarder Paul Alexander: https://t.co/T1xwj8cqLZ https://t.co/RdVpgyvkRz" / X
Skate//Mental Health: Original taster tape for my Vice film "GONE" the story of Paul Alexander on Vimeo
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