I too think this will be my secret. The thought that I wouldn't be able to 'untell' it makes me think it'll be something I'll never share. Not out of shame for who I am but for the make believe person they'd see me as now (that person with bipolar that did X or Y or they read about). I think it is great when folks have people in their lives who understand and accept them but that is not the case with my family.

I like the analogy of snowflakes.