I consider myself successful so far. I got through college and got my bachelor's degree. I've been a teacher four three years (this is my fourth) and I do pretty well. I've had to take time off due to hospitalizations and took an extended leave last fall for ect treatment but I try hard not to let it affect my job when I'm there. I'm very lucky, my school administration is extremely supportive of me. I haven't disclosed my exact dx but they know it's a mental illness vs a physical one. I never told them but all my doctor's notes have come from the local psych hospital or a psych IOP so they know.

My coworkers do not know. Only three of them know. Two know because they worked closely with me and saw me struggling, so I explained. The other told me of his depression struggles when he was out for six weeks so I felt comfortable telling him what was going on. As far as I know no one else knows for sure. If they do they haven't treated me any different.

I'm really lucky to have such an understanding job. It's part of the reason I don't want to leave even though I would get paid so much more in a public school.