ConCamo Storytelling Event: My story of bipolar disorder
Channel: Christopher Whitlatch
Date: 2018-05-07

In April 2018, I shared for the first time my experiences with bipolar disorder. McCoy Creative gave me this opportunity as part of Con Camo a special art installation designed to reduce the stigma related to mental health during the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust's Gallery Crawl event. 

During this live storytelling event on Liberty Ave., I shared the Tale of the tiger and circles which attempts to describe what I feel when I am manic, depressed and moving between the cycles.

My goal in going public with my story is to demonstrate that bipolar disorder is not always portrayed correctly in the media, is often perceived incorrectly and to begin advocating for greater understanding and progress.