Barry has been sleeping rough in London since he was 18.
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 ก.ค. 2024
- Barry is the type of colorful character I could sit and talk to for hours. He is smart, and funny, and a bit brash, with a lifetime of interesting experiences to share.
I was invited to speak to a group of rough sleepers living in a homeless hostel. Meeting Barry and the rest of his mates was an experience I'll never forget. When I walked in they were playing Invisible People videos on the wall. I was honored and grateful beyond words. But get this, my new rough sleeping mates were all drinking "cider" or beer and slightly buzzed. Some of them had other physical or mental challenges from being on the streets. They were all sitting around having a good time and being a little rambunctious, which the staff navigated with grace. It was a fun few hours.
The hostel we were in is a "wet hostel", meaning clients are allowed to drink. There is an area for people who don't want to be around alcohol, and there is an area for people who want to drink. I truly love this model of homeless services because an abstinence based model doesn't for people like Barry. Barry and his mates would be out on the streets, often in unsafe conditions and situations. Instead, chronic homeless people are inside and surrounded by staff who can intervene and help whenever needed.
It also helps people who are chronic alcoholics slow down their drinking and often stop. When you’re outside going to the bathroom behind a rubbish bin, might as well drink to forget. In a “wet shelter model” there is dignity and far more hope that the person will stop than being left sleeping rough.
Barry starts off talking about how when a person is rough sleeping the cycle of drinking is nonstop. He goes on and shares about once when he was sleeping rough, he was urinated on, shit on, and then his sleeping bag was set on fire. My heart broke when Barry first shared that story. Sadly, violence against rough sleepers and people experiencing homelessness is increasing.
Barry is also a client representative for the hostel. Barry says 9 times out of 10 when he brings up an issue about support services and the condition of the hostel they listen. I really wish all homeless services would listen to the people we serve!
Special thanks to St Mungo's Broadway www.mungosbroadway.org.uk and Mencap www.mencap.org.uk
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I've learnt alot from your channel sir. It has taught me to be content and to be grateful for what I have. Some of these people has nothing but are living their life day by day. Their courage motivates me. I hope homelessness ends all around the world. I wish for their peace. Sending lots of love 🌸💗🌸💗
Drinking is also a drug. People find it acceptable because it's legal, but it is very hard to deal with. Wish him the best, hope he can get the right help.
I fear I may be in his situation if I keep going the road I'm going....this video helps me. I wish this man all the peace he needs.
You deserve peace yourself! ❤
The story about his dad kicking him out, and yet he's happy seeing him in the sky... I hope you're doing good today Barry!
It was all lies bruh
@Christopher Robyn Right? I'm surprised Invisible People decided to post this video. Barry is the least credible witness I have ever heard in my life. 😂
@@bouji_How do you know that? Just curious?
Wish the best to this polite man
He says,"I'll still look in the skies.I'll look up the clouds and sometimes I'll see his face,and I'm happy with it".・・・.Nice and warm.
Poor Barry. My eldest brother and sister sadly walked a similar path in life.
I hope his 3 wishes came true.
The best to everyone. Prayers sent!
Alcoholism is the race car to hell. My younger brother destroyed humself with it.
@@nickimillennium pain killers give kidney failure
Wonderful man ❤️ hope he’s okay now ❤️
Shame and depression are truly the silent killers. And the harder you try to get better the bigger the shame and the guilt when you relapse
Thank you for this interview.
Although he's drunk, he's had the most sober three wishes I've heard from these interviews. I pray his wishes come through. 🙏
The fact that he cannot be cared because of the lack of proper system is so hard to accept. He had to be cared a long time ago.
This video really changed my perspective
I respect him. I'm an alcoholic too. Tbh, you can be worse things in life. At least he doesn't hurt anyone. Alcoholics can be noble, respectable people. Personally, I don't want to participate in this society. I don't want to go along with the farce. And I don't seek to believe that I'm not ugly and done for. If they offered to kill us, I might go for it, but they don't. So.... we just gotta try to get through the days.
I lost my daughters dad March 10, 2022 from Alchohol poisoning.
good luck man , hope you do ok take care.
People in homes drink for the same reason.
Looks like Michael Caine in educating rita
Poor bloke wish him the best
honest and decent, bares no hate but love,respect.
Why the fuck would people do no.1 and no. 2 and set someone on fire? That's just criminal.
Sadly the choices we unwisely make as teens will follow us the rest of our lives, as tatoos.
@@nickimillennium How the parents can be the cause?
May this man know some peace in his life.
At least his Dad recognized he had some responsibility for fucking up his son's life! Wish my parents could do the same for me but that will never happen...
Don't get me wrong, I am an adult now and I know I also have responsibility but they played a big part in who I am and what happened to me through my childhood. I fight to live every day and I try my best but I am fucked up.
I'm not on drugs or drink at least, I have done both in my life but I never got completely fucked up through them. My problems are more mental, I just can't cope with life, don't pay bills etc, struggle to pay rent, in and out of work all the time, I can't seem to hold anything down for too long, make terrible choices!
I'm trying my best but nothing seems to work out for me. Sometimes I think I wasn't made for this world and perhaps the world is better off without me and maybe if I'm dead all the struggles would just disappear and I can finally have some peace. I know it sounds fucking horrible but it's how I feel. I know it's the cowards way out and maybe I am a coward. I dunno...
Hope Ur ok bud
Barry Retmanski You would be surprised at how many people who look like they have it all together, who are also messed up. Some learn well to live with it, or in spite of it. You can too.You are precious to God. He wants you to prosper and be eternally happy. 1 Peter 5:6, 7 tells us how God feels about you personally. Matthew 10: 29-31 assures you of how important you personally are to God. Many people including God would be pained if you were no longer here. Please let God show you how to get a hold on the real life.
Good luck for 2021. Don't give up hope. You can turn your life around.
Me? ...passed through London MANY TIMES over the years ...only slept inside the city ONCE (opposite St Pauls Cathedral) - I was simply in need of an hours rest before catching the first train to LUTON... other times I have pre-planned WELL and landed somewhere along the coast for the night ...or to Dover....
The demon in the bottle. So sad.
I became an alcoholic even without me dad giving me money! It's easy. And it sticks.
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Heartbreaking
At least his dad apologised.
Blessed are the poor in Spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of God. Risen Lord Jesus, bless, protect, comfort and strengthen this soul before Your Throne Living Father.
St mungos....the place to be
It's not the people being treated inhumanely that lack humanity.
7:12 Man...
Poor bugger why don't they leave him alone to stay drunk.Even sober he would still be poverty stricken&homeless but miserable& livious. Better to be oblivious&live in the warmth of an inner astralised cave from booze ~come yea demon entities have a drink of spirits with me or even hard liquor.keep me company till the marnin' like a warm woman
People care.
SK3PTiK0S been here no one gives a fuck....not even those you call family. And when you have idiot's setting some one down on luck on fire that says it all really.
Barry Bellamy
People who use the bathroom on homeless people, absolutely disgusting souls
Sunak will let him stay at 10 Downing Street Rent FREE !
Rough in London
Tough in night
And what they do with private property and profit
What happens to others??
Happen to them too
pray this man comes to know the lord he will sort his life out
you could be being interviewed by god on yhe street ,and not ever know it !
Did he say he wished for a decent knife?
A decent life :)
this life is fucked up.
Downward spiral...
Which could have been broken if someone had stepped in to help him when he was a teenager and can still be broken today. He is on his way up.
@@sharonrebibo6015 , I hope you're right, but unfortunately it is probably too late for him: then you have to question how long his liver will hold up.
What discusting society doing what they did they could end up on street what goes around comes around
The man literally was shit on. It does sound funny though. Hope he does better soon.
It's too late for him honestly
God can turn his life around its never too late Jesus gave His life on the cross died and rose again if he was too trust Jesus as his savour he be a new man
It may seem that way to you, but Nothing is impossible for Jesus
Unfortunately it's just to late for this bloke....
Randy W Horton never to late, he just needs one good person ❤️
It's "too"
Its never too late.
How he's looks like 50yo odd and has alcohol abuse problems how thw hell Is he gonna get a job or wife now? His lifes fucked.