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I got a shiver when I read what you wrote here ^^^
I feel exactly the same way. I don't ever bring my family into my "mental illness realm" because it feels so...like there's a spotlight on me...and I hate that. They could think I'm shameful - or they could find me annoying and boring. But of course, I feel very isolated and misunderstood.
I imagine many, many people with MI feel as we do.
But what I posted is incorrect; I recalled incorrectly, that is. I had taken my husband into the 3 therapy sessions with me not to discuss my mental illness, but to discuss how to manage the anger between us. It was many, many years ago, but I remember thinking, "My anger is part of my mental illness, can't they see that" - but not saying those words aloud because I didn't want to focus on *my* MI.
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