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/Opal-Libra0011 Jul 23 '25

I run a recovery community organization. And yes. Bipolar I with psychotic features. Mostly stable nowadays. But two weeks ago I had a short, significant episode and needed to take a couple days off due to being unwell.