Thanks for this topic--and poll. It's been quite eye-opening for me. I've gradually been "coming out," as I figure if someone can't deal with it, then that's that person's problem. My immediate family knows, most all the folks I consider friends, all my doctors, my psychiatrists, my therapists, the people who were in the mental hospitals while I was there, and the folks in the mental-health agencies I volunteer with or am a member of. And maybe one day, many, many others, if I can get a book I'm writing published.....

I had to go on disability. The last place I "worked" was as a volunteer, and I did tell them. They only asked if I was "medicated"! Ha!