Nick Pinsel: Combatting Bullying and Suicide

It’s not all sunshine and rainbows for your favorite content creators. Influencers like Nick Pinsel are speaking out to spread awareness during suicide prevention week. Nick Pinsel is an online content creator from Chicago with nearly 1.5 million followers. 

Nick originally came to fame in the early days of Vine and YouNow, where he eventually moved to a content house in LA and got connected with some of todays biggest influencers. 

He’s using his platform now to help combat bullying and depression. With September 3rd - 10th being Suicide Prevention Week, he stepped up on social media, saying: 

“Suicide has affected me from friends and family dealing with depression and thinking that’s the right answer. Having there back through the whole process is amazing and I’m always here to help.”

Nick goes on to say how bullying affected him, and how it isn’t always easy doing something that isn’t necessarily traditional.

​“Bullying has been around my life for awhile, I used to be made fun of for doing social media until I became a “influencer” a lot of bully’s envious that you’re able to do something unique.  They don’t have what you have. NEVER let anyone bring you down. Just don’t mind them and don’t let it affect you. At the end of the day, it’s crucial to surround yourself around people that will lift you up and that will be your ride or dies. Bully’s are all a waste of time don’t think anything about it — your winning!”