Mi’kmaw man makes videos to share day-to-day life with schizoaffective disorder – CBC

Christopher Grant thought sharing might alienate people, but instead they’re reaching out

Squiggly white lines that create faces and multiple distorted voices are how a Mi’kmaw artist depicts what it’s like to experience schizoaffective disorder in an effort to help himself and others.

Christopher Grant began making the videos as an outlet for his own frustrations in dealing with the disorder but as he posted more, followers with the same condition began to let him know the videos were helping them, too.

“I feel like I’m actually reaching people who not only understand me, but I’m trying to show them it’s possible to actually get yourself out of this hole with social stigma,” he said.

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