I'm don't like coffee, but I felt that I needed one today. The facility staff member made me a cup and I noticed a huge difference in my performance. I needed the boost since I was falling asleep because I worked a 10 hour shift, slept 5 hours, then got up to work my 15 hour shift. Lack of sleep is a huge trigger for my mania and my bosses keep giving me unrealistic hours. They made me get hospitalized 3 times so far from making me work way too much. I can't tell them my medical conditions because this is my only source of income and I don't want to be fired. I'm hoping coffee could save me and prevent mania by making me more awake and less stressed. Does coffee affect people with bipolar negatively? I wouldn't drink it everyday, I'd use it as a prn.