My family doesn't talk about it or acknowledge it because they don't believe it. I feel that my mom doesn't believe it because I dont tell her every detail of what I do when I go out for a night of fun and then dont come home for two days. Bipolar is often a term used to depict a irritable or crazy person and it gives the sickness a bad rap. When I start speaking in medical terms it helps them kind of understand. I feel the more medical terms I use the more they think its a "real" disease.

The choice is yours though. Not to stress you out but I will add that coming out as Gay to my family was easier and more accepting than coming out as Bipolar.