My sister and brother in law are my emergency health contacts. They have written permission to talk to both my psych dr and therapist. I need to prepare a hospitalization packet, copies of insurance card, etc for them in case I need to be inpatient in an emergency.
On the other hand, I have been careful and need to be even more cautious who I tell in the future. My close friends know, my pastor who is both a friend and spiritual consultant.
I will never tell my parents about the bipolar. They are abusive and controlling. This is not information they need.