'Hi, I’m Joseph. I’m bipolar. And I moved to the Netherlands to legally end my life.’ It was with these extraordinary words that British-Ghanaian artist Joseph Awuah-Darko tearfully began a video posted to his Instagram page on December 6 last year.
The clip went viral almost instantly. Awuah-Darko – a rising star of the contemporary art world and an outspoken mental-health advocate – had already spent years cultivating a loyal following online, where he shared candid accounts of living with what he described as ‘treatment-resistant bipolar disorder’.
But this particular post struck a nerve. Thousands of viewers, many grappling with their own mental-health battles, flooded the 28-year-old with messages of support.
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