When I was first diagnosed, I only told my boss because I knew I'd have a lot of appts initially. She was also a friend, so it didn't bother me. I was petrified that other people would find out. Then I had to go on medical leave and came back to the same job, and of course everyone wondered what was wrong, what had happened, where I'd gone. Not telling became a bigger deal than telling, so the next time someone alluded to me being gone, I said, "I'm bipolar. I had an episode." Now I just say that I'm bipolar or that I have bipolar disorder depending on the setting. I don't like saying "I've got" because it sounds to me like something I caught.