These stories make me realize how lucky I am (compared to how it could be) to be on the milder end of the BP spectrum. I have been at the same job over 20 years. People there know I have a Jekyll and Hyde thing going and a couple know why (one of them is in HR). I am usually soft spoken and a little glum. Sometimes I am a bit more mopey and my door will be closed a lot. Sometimes I will be an upbeat dynamo that thinks a little too highly of himself. Sometimes I will be a high strung irritable crank who thinks little of anyone else. I have some delusions and paranoia from time to time but I know to keep them to myself; others will not understand my purpose or powers. I had one major depressive incident that resulted in a demotion but not dismissal and I have been pulled aside for hypomanic behavior in meetings a few times. I left my previous job mostly because of a depressive incident, but I left by my choice. That's the total impact of BP on my career. It could be a lot worse.