maybe it's my own need to accept my BP, but i don't keep it secret. that said, i don't go telling people unless it comes up. i like to think that in my lifetime the BP taboo will fade away.

my response to the "can't you just get over it" question would be, "bipolar is a disorder that impairs functioning just like any other disease. if it was a broken leg, or cancer, you wouldn't tell me to suck it up. p.s., kiss my ***".

or something to that effect