Hi guys,

Since I was diagnosed ay the beginning of the year I've kept it a secret from my family. My boyfriend is the only one that knows the full details.

How should I tell them? In the past when I was younger, there were times I was suicidal and I told them, but they did the whole denialism thing - that people might have mental illness but not my kid. Or they felt, mental illness = those stuck in a hospital all the time, everyone else is just being lazy.

I know once I've told enough friends and advocate too loud for mental health that they'll find out from another source and be pissed so yeah... help?