So I was recently promoted to a leadership position at a grocery store I work at. The other day I had a really bad manic episode during my shift, and I knew I’d scared some people. Everyone has always been really kind to me and it’s the best job I ever had, so it broke my heart that I put them through that. Even so, I came back and everyone was still just as kind and everyone checked in on me. I felt so lucky, and I wanted to do something for everyone. I didn’t know how I could show my appreciation until I realized that the store as a whole was lacking team member appreciation. I spoke to my supervisor and then ran around the whole store talking to every single department about what can be done. I’m starting to get anxious though. I know I’m still coming down from my mania, so what if I’ve bit off more than I can chew? My new position isn’t too high up on the “food chain” so what if I can’t help as much as I want to? I don’t want to get everyone’s hopes up. Maybe I’ve just hit my expectations for myself too high…