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/sv36 Jul 23 '25

For me personally a restaurant job was awful for my bipolar disorder but working in a library was the best job I’ve ever had. Slow paced enough to not bring out mania easily and to catch depression spirals before they make me non functional.