Disclosure aside, I find it impossible to suppress my moods and feelings. Outwardly we can choose (mostly) what we want to show or tell people, but inwardly I don't think we can do a good job of suppressing the pain, frustration and chaos we experience.

During the lifecycle of Bipolar, I think we all go through the unmedicated stage where we try to cope and just pull ourselves together, yet things escalate to a point where we find ourselves asking for (or being commanded) medical assistance to bring it under control. I think medicating the disorder is the closest thing to suppressing it I have ever done.