Personally, I would not want to see a doctor with a mental illness. You trust your health and your life to your doctor. I need to see a doctor who can do more than just "function normally", I need a doctor I can count on 24/7 and be ready to handle any kind of situation. How can I trust someone who's secretly thinking "oh gee, feeling a little manic today, shouldn't have forgotten my pills". I'm sure their are doctors with mental illnesses, but when you're bipolar, there is no stability, you will always be experiencing BP symptoms, and the worst place to have an episode is on the job at a hospital.

That's just my opinion. I would not feel comfortable knowing that my doctor is mentally ill.