I think more and more as a group we should come out, similar to the gay community so that hopefully one day it's like saying "I'm diabetic". But on an individual level, it's really tough to do because almost certainly you will lose your job. I'm also faced with friends who don't believe I am bipolar or the other extreme where people will look at me like I just said I have ebola.

And should you need an attorney... there are plenty that represent the physically handicapped, but the mentally ill (which do have a physical illness of the brain/chemicals) are seen as something less worthy to represent. And that is because of society's perception (the jury, media, etc) that bipolars are violent or crazy.

We need to take steps to start changing this.