I'm guessing your decision is influenced by stigma surrounding the illness ? If you had diabetes, would you mind saying "I'm diabetic." ? Not criticizing you at all, just saying it's unfortunate that you have to modify your sentence because of ignorance in the public mind. Or is it how you prefer it ?


That's a great and accurate way of looking at it - coping and stability. No such thing as a cure (don't let that scare you, OP). It's more about learning to live with the issues and alleviating them as much as possible. You can absolutely have a wonderful life, despite the issues.