I'm in grad school and found myself very eager to participate in class while I was slightly manic. I had a lot of questions and comments I wanted to ask. I'm usually much more reserved... but now all my professors know my name and I can ask them for recommendations and references.

Also managed to pass a screening process for an internship that requires a lot of creativity. I don't think I would have done as well on the three rounds of interviews I had to go through if I hadn't been having an episode. I hope they are not disappointed with "normal state" me.