I'm not sure how open minded my family is. I think I mainly want to tell them so that they don't find out from other sources. I have a few friends that know and my boyfriend at the moment. They pretty much found out after I had a psychotic breakdown while I was staying away from home. If that happens again while I am at home, I'd rather they don't find out because I'm in crisis. I'd also like to speak out more about BP and MI in general but feel gagged as it would increase the risk of my family finding out from other sources which would probably piss them off.