I go about and visit a lot a bipolar and psych sites all over the internet and I have been a member of tons of bipolar internet groups. I notice these sites and forums are all very concerned about "Fighting the Stigma" and acting all in denial about the symptoms. I would like to discuss the "Stigma and about fighting it or trying to hide it.

I have problems understanding about this and the only conclusion I can come up with is the symptoms of most bipolar people are not severe enough to hide in the back room, so the next step is to hide the little symptoms that are present and make the most of it. Is this true? Can someone please shed some light on this for me...