My strategy is to try to hide it to the extent I can -I really am afraid of the stigma and people just not getting it. I fear misunderstandings (I think most people have misconceptions when it comes to BP). I would only tell someone I knew super well, so we could really discuss it, and so that I'm not judged (for worse or for better, because I think some people fetishize Bipolar) from the very beginning; I'd prefer they get to know the rest of me first. I guess it's about trust and how well I know the person.