I'm pretty lax bout the bipolar aspect of my MI. For one thing, I didn't choose to be this way, so no shame here.

I told everyone that has to deal with me consistently, even some clients who are friends that I work for.

I'm also 47, so I told my parents states away to put them on a guilt trip. They are my abusers for so many years that I don't want to tell them about the other mental aspect I suffer from. I rarely speak to them.

The DID is so stigmatized and misunderstood thanks to Hollywood that it's a secret. Nobody gets it. Some don't even believe that it's real. The ones ashamed and embarrassed should be my abusive parents for putting me through RA.

Because of this, talking about being bipolar affected isn't that big of a deal.