r/bipolar 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/Fantastic-Horror4634 Jul 24 '25

I'm a paraeducator, I've been hospitalized. I do well with my current job. But I've also put in the work and in my case the right medication. My previous jobs were rough, but now I'm very much balanced. I still have bouts of mania but they're not frequent nor heavy hitting