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Originally Posted by BlackSheep79
This last year I came out with the BP and OCD to my co-workers. I was sick and tired of putting that fake smile on, but I still do. People say they never imagine it and I act so normal. I just say you know only 5% of me! you have no clue. It's weird how we hide so much, are we protecting ourselves, or them, or maybe both?
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Yo, the bolded bit I totally get! It's like they think bipolar or other MI's are exactly what they show on TV and that it's super obvious when a lot of the time it isn't, smh... So when you are anything other than what they expect mental illness to look like they're like
