In this chapter, I reflect on the effects of my decision to publicly disclose that I have bipolar disorder. As an early career, Black scholar in the United States, this decision had risks related both to the precarity of my position in academia and the racialized stigma of mental illness facing Black communities. I contextualize my experiences by briefly reviewing research that sheds light on how mental illness diagnoses have been weaponized against Black communities, resulting in a unique form of stigma. I reflect on some of the personal tolls of sharing that I have bipolar disorder, which have manifested at various stages of my disclosure. Subsequently, I discuss how my disclosure has led to a range of positive outcomes, some of which I hoped for at the time I made the decision to disclose, and others which have been unexpected. I conclude by pointing to ways in which various stakeholders can more critically examine barriers facing people of color with mental illnesses in higher education and advance more inclusive campus environments.