from Kimberly Read & Marcia Purse Bipolar disorder does not mean someone cannot have successful, fulfilling career. However, symptoms may, at times, interfere with a person's ability to fulfill responsibilities. Also, many people are uncertain whether they should reveal to their bosses that they have this disorder. In this issue, we offer a variety of discussions regarding bipolar disorder on the job.
Get Over It! My job performance was suffering. I had great difficulty making decisions, a serious problem in an assistant supervisor. I had trouble organizing my own work. My sharp-tongued supervisor had become extremely critical; faced with a depressed and anxious employee whose behavior had changed dramatically, the best the supervisor could come up with was GET OVER IT. There are some bosses who simply will not recognize an emotional problem or a mental illness, even when it is staring them right in the face.
Making Ends Meet Lily writes about her work experience from the time she began showing symptoms of bipolar disorder up to her current job. Some things were humiliating, some made her proud of herself. Readers can learn from her experiences, good and bad.
A Kindergarten Teacher's Story After being hospitalized and diagnosed with bipolar disorder, this Kindergarten teacher told her boss about her condition. Now she is not sure if this was a wise decision, but she faces the future with determination. Here is her story.
We have three active forums full of people just like you - people who love to share their personal stories and experiences, people who just want to talk to other people who understand. Feel free to join these or any of the discussions.
1) What Do You Do for Work? I could give you a list of jobs I have had a mile long but could take some time Curious, what is your job and do you enjoy it?
2) Misdiagnosed? I have a question about whether I may have been misdiagnosed or not. I thought about it after being diagnosed about a year and a half ago, then off and on since then. Now I have an appointment to be re-evaluated. I was diagnosed in the hospital and it seems like they were giving that diagnosis to everyone!
3) Without Meds Between Episodes? I'm interested in hearing about other people who have chosen to live without meds between their episodes, and I also wonder if there are other people out there with similar experiences of more than a decade between episodes.
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