I like to think my experiences make me wonderful at my job as a crisis bed counselor but it is SO hard some days due to my dx of bipolar 2 and mild BPD. It's hard because I hear the comments of my coworkers who have some very negative things to say about people with bpd specifically. I have to swallow a lot of it which is really tough. A few coworkers know what I deal with but most do not because I fear having them view me differently, and I'm typically able to hide my symptoms, (unless I'm in a major depression but I haven't been in one since working at this job). I lost my last job due to having to be in the hospital for two weeks and they couldn't deal with having me gone for that long so I'm extra sensitive. Anyone have any tips for coming out to coworkers about this? Should I tell more people or just keep quiet about it? For the most part I'm in a very communicative, open and supportive work environment with great people--it's just that negativity around bpd that some people just can't shake. Maybe I could just tell people about the bipolar and not the bpd? It's awful though because I'm not the type to hide parts of myself...