I'm always pretty much hiding from others, especially after the way my parents have judged me so harshly in regard to being diagnosed as bipolar. I've always been told I'm extremely hard to get to know, though. I've always had a wall up because of the way I was treated growing up. I think to some degree I still have one up where my husband is concerned, which isn't good. I guess it's been my experience that when you totally let your guard down you get hurt. I know I totally regret telling anyone, including my parents, about the bipolar.