I finally told someone that I'm bipolar. And now I'm regretting it.
At first I didn't feel comfortable, since I personally don't like telling everyone about my bipolar, but it slipped my mind over time. They are upset that I didn't tell them sooner, which I expected. As we were talking, it seemed like they were upset about something besides not knowing sooner, so I asked, but they told me it was because I didn't tell them sooner.
Now I'm starting to feeling like the reason is the bipolar and that I have it since I'm being asked how and why I was diagnosed in details..
Being bipolar sucks, but I don't think it's that big of deal. I feel like I just told someone that I have HIV or something..

I know everyone's opinion/perceptions are different about mental illnesses, but why to some people treat it like its a terminal illness or a crime??
Has anyone experienced this?