Hello there!

I was diagnosed about a year ago when I was 24. I was a waitress then and used to feel like I could do anything.

Then a psychotic episode struck- I was on effexor and adderall which caused serotonin syndrome, which led to the psychotic episode, which led to me seeing demons and believing I was a prophet. Normal bipolar things. 

I landed myself in the mental hospital. I wasn’t exactly okay, trying different medications, such as invega and abilify, up until I was finally prescribed seroquel in December. 

I tried going back to my waitressing job in March of this year, but they had me doing hosting over waitressing, because they felt I wasn’t up to waitressing- sort of using my bipolar against me.

Flash forward to meow, I have an interview for a vet tech position on Monday, as well as a working interview on Tuesday for a different vet clinic. 

Needless to say, I’m nervous. I heard that the job can be stressful and I’m worried my anxiety may get the better of me. I don’t feel like I can do anything anymore and my confidence in myself is in the gutter.

I say all this to ask, how do you handle stressful work when you’re bipolar? Is it actually easier to manage stress than I think it is? Does work actually help with managing your bipolar? 

Sorry for so many questions- I’m just a worried and nervous person.