When I was first diagnosed I was in a clinical trial with a doctor who is world-renowned for his knowledge of bipolar. One of the other doctors in the study told me at my 2nd visit that people who are high-functioning with bipolar are the best actors in the world. I always remembered that, both to reassure myself that I could cover up a lot and because sometimes I needed reminders that I needed to be more honest with the people treating me. Now things are different; I'm not high-functioning by any means and I don't hide things well from people who know me but back then it was a big revelation.

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