Thanks for your response. I also had some serious damage from a previous employer as the result of my behavior while manic. I was never mean or ugly, just acted in a very bizarre nature. I was glad they were letting me go because I knew I couldn’t show my face there again.

Currently, I am banking a lot on my current experience and current stress level. However, I believe this thinking is unwarranted. I should be focusing on the future. Do I conclusively decide that I have sometimes been entirely and extremely unstable for years at a time and therefore won’t be able to maintain this work? Or, should I focus on the fact that I have, at times, had up to 8 years of complete stability?