I find work really fuels the hypomania for me, when I'm having an episode. Especially the racing thoughts. When I have racing thoughts, I tend to jump from task to task, which just makes it even worse.

I only work part-time, which helps a great deal for managing. But I can't escape my work environment - I work from home. Not sure whether that's a good thing or a bad thing. It definitely makes it harder to motivate myself when I'm depressed, and when hypomanic I'm easily distracted.