I have a doctorate, graduated from both college and high school with honors, was a national merit commended scholar, basically have been very very successful in my career and in school. Only a few close friends know I have bipolar disorder. I don't think most people would suspect. Mine tends toward the depressive side and I do a very very good job of pretending to feel normal. It's exhausting but I allow the exhaustion to affect my home life more than my outside life, if that makes sense. I may feel like absolute **** but I still put on a smile and work every day - it's after I get home that I neglect my home and self-care.