Looked on the net, as I have a number of times, and yes stigma toward anyone with mental health issues is widespread. My family knows this, but honestly wonder if I should have kept my mouth shut.

Then I told two friends I had bipolar, and it was a pointless thing to do. You tell them to keep it hush, hush, but you know some can not help to spread such things, and who knows now, it's beyond anyone's guess.

I frankly wish I never said anything to anyone including so called close friends. Appears you don't see them as much, like they never come by.

I say never tell anyone at your work place. But this is my personal opinion, and in some cases it probably is. I'm retired now, so there is no work place for me.

I was age 61 before being diagnosed and placed on medications that did in fact work for me. Therefore I'd guess I am much older than most in any bipolar groups.