I agree that holding down a job is difficult,

Normies are told to doo your best go for the gold, reachreach reach. The best advice I would give you is look for a job that is slightly repititious, some responsibilty so youdont feel downtrodden, and get decent pay. No politics. Day light consistent hours. Time for B-L and dinner.
It looks like your areclose to 40. A copule of steady jobs without alot of stress. Dont tell coworkers or management you are BIPOLAR!!!!!!

You could say headaches or a little depressed thats okay when needed

Hope this helps

I work full time at a very high stress job. The only thing I can say is I wsh you the best of luck. But auntfeather is right, don't mention that you are bipolar. I think I made a huge mistake in revealing that to my supervisor.

I commend you for your efforts on finding a job! It is very, very difficult having Bipolar and working. For me it was too much so I am now on disibility. I was tired of beating my head against a wall and never being able to hold down a job. I am much more at peace now and can focus on getting some help with my bipolar and learn some coping skills! I wish you all the best! Take care!

Contracting works best for me. My most successful work was Computer Aided Drafting where I could work at home. It made it much easier to keep my weirdities out of the limelight and gave me the flexibility to deal with my issues. I know several folks who have been able to keep rent paid with postings on Craig's List.

I hold a very high stress job and it is made more stressful by my BP. I keep fucking up and I'm always thinking they are going to fire me. I just do dumb things that seem really smart at the time. I agree wih Aschnadel don't tell your supervisor you have BP. I made the same mistake.now I think I've been label mentally ill and therefore a low performer. I agree with auntfeather's recommendations.

Your not a lone with the stress of working holding a job or keeping up regular meds. I am having thoughts same troubles right now. I had a two day freak out just trying to make it to a interview for temp agency. i get all flustered with the whole things i grow up in a family of people with really strong work ethics. so to be the one at home because i cant handle it is really hard to accpet. plus my family is good for sharig with me how they dont understand why i cant work for them what i have done in past jobs isnt that hard and i should just be able to do it.

I fully understand your issues, I quit my job a year ago and get anxious just thinking about going back .I tried starting a home business but keep getting distracted and feeling like a failure.I started on anti depressants last week and feel more stable.I am finally realizing that this illness is here to stay ,don't think I can work for anyone again .