Revealing mental health issues to new girl friend
So...
Brief synopsis - I suffered with cycles of depression and 'productive' mania since the age of 14-15. It came to a head in epic style a couple of years back and I was diagonised with bi-polar disorder.
Since then I've worked really hard to balance my life and keep myself on even keel. I chose at the time not to seek further medical help, instead I pursued the things I had been doing unconsciencly in the past to bring myself out of depressive cycles and resisted the temptation and euthoria that usually preceded the manic cycles. So far so good.
I've recently been seeing a new girl, she's probably one of the coolest people I've ever met and I'm sure that perception has as much to do with how content I am at the moment, as a slur on anybody before her. However, I don't want to hide things or lie to her.
Subtly and timing are generally things that still escape me, but are there better ways and times to tell her?