I wasn’t diagnosed until age 43 but looking back Bipolar me and employment ??? Wow

I worked in medical, id take a job and start to do 2-3 peoples jobs so I accidentally cost people there jobs, I didn’t really pay attention at the time tho I was getting raises for doing so much.

I got bored after a year or 3 and would wake up and decide “ I need something new” I knew all the drug reps so I’d ask them who is hiring, I’d call for an interview and on average I’d have a new job with in days or a week. And I’d repeat the cycle over and over. I’d have times of terrible depression but I had bills and a child to raise so somehow I was able to go to work and do my job. I was lucky back then.

I was fired by one Doctor he insisted I pick up his dry cleaning at lunch time, I said okay I just won’t punch out, he said no punch out and do it , I replied “ wow your a **** thinking I’m going to do this, I bet your wife secretly loathes you but stays for the money” yep fired ...... but sooo worth it

Then 9 years ago I woke up in tears from pain.. after months of testing and referrals I simply was told “ it’s Fibromyalgia we ruled out everything” here’s some neurontin and find a pool for exercise. Physically I was unable to work and became suicidal. Got a T and Pdoc and with in 6 weeks or so got my Bipolar label. But it really explained my employment history.