I made the mistake of disclosing to my work when I was first diagnosed, hoping it would help me. That was a big mistake.

Very few people know my diagnosis. My husband, my mother-in-law are the only other people who know outside of work. I've never bothered to tell my family, and I don't tell just anyone. Unfortunately, bipolar has a huge stigma on it and people don't understand it at this time. So, I find it is best to only tell people on a need-to-know basis.