I used to live in fear that people would find out I’m bipolar and judge my mental disorder over my athletic ability. I feared people would think I’m crazy, unstable, or unreliable, and therefore unfit to compete in sport. I wondered if it was my own prejudice against my own disorder.  As I became comfortable with my diagnosis, I realized it was the negative stigma that mental health carries in society, especially in sports, that made me feel so much shame around my mental illness.  ...