About the stigma,
I am careful about who I tell, but I do tell lots of people, including my work. As far as I am concerned it is part of who I am, it has good parts and bad parts so you either like it or leave it. If someone is going to react badly to knowing that I have BP, then they are not worth bothering over.
I do worry about what will happen when I have kids, but I will try to make sure I have adequate support to call on if things get rough.
on the religion thing, I believe in God regardless of my mood, so if it's a delusion, then I'm deluded all the time [/QUOTE]
I have told a lot of ppl I'm bipolar&noone has called me "crazy" or acted like I'm weird. One person actually said that everybody's bipolar so why should I take anything for it. I don't talk to them anymore. Its sad that this poor woman wasn't able to get the help she needed. Part of the reason I got help is cuz I want to be a mother someday but after my BP1 is under control.