Hello! So I'm new here, although not new to the forums. I'm one for those people who kinda lurk until I can't anymore.

I have Bipolar 1 disorder and I've pretty much known something was wrong all my life. There just wasn't any name for it. I was misdiagnosed in 2014 and then a little bit after I was diagnosed with the right thing. I have a question and would love some feedback.

When do you tell people that you deal with this disorder? Do you tell employers? If so, how and why did you?

Yesterday at work I had some severe rapid cycling going on. It was so bad one of the patients I was working with called me out on it and I didn't justify her comment I just let it go. Her comment was loud enough for my boss to hear and my boss proceeded to ask me what was wrong. In that moment I got severely irritated and just overall aggravated out of literally no where. It was all over my face and I'm certain my energy was different.

I said to my boss, "If I don't get 10 mins to myself I'm going to snap." It wasn't until after did I realize what was happening. It's hard for me to keep a job because of this disorder, especially jobs where I have to come in contact with people one on one. Whether it be over the phone or in person.

So my bigger question is, should I tell my employer or no? And on top of that, do you think it's beneficial to people what you're dealing with?