r/bipolar • u/Common-Series8622 • Jul 23 '25

Living With Bipolar What kind of job do you have?

Anyone have bipolar 1, had hospitalisaions for mania, and still have a job or career? Or been able to get through university? Wondering what jobs work well with the needs we have

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u/DoubleMerlin Bipolar Jul 23 '25

I used to work in restaurants, wineries, breweries, & deli prep. When I got manic I would take 12 hour shifts and start everything that could be done. When I went low I panicked and worried about all of the ways I could mess up, from getting someone sick to spilling 10,000 gallons of beer, leading me to call in too much and eventually lose those jobs.

I’m working to finish my degree so I don’t have to be the person doing the producing. I hope I can get a job adjacent to my previous roles, as part of a team where i don’t need to be on site every day so I can maintain my treatments schedule, and where I can build relationships and rapport despite not being capable of 40 hours a week.