I do work full-time, although I work from home which makes it a little easier. In theory this is the perfect job for me. I spent over a year looking for it. Still, being depressed has made it extremely hard to function as well as I want, and has actually made me hate this job at times and want to quit.

I don't know about residential treatment for bipolar, but I'd be interested to hear about that as well.

Re feeling like a burden, I have that as well. I think it's a symptom of depression. I spend most of my time thinking I'm a burden to my family and worrying that my therapist hates my guts.