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09/15/2011 09:58 AM
Joys of Being Bipolar in Corporate America
theGreyCatt
theGreyCattPosts: 260
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Craaaaaap! I forgot about the two-hour meeting on "Process" (what does that mean?) I take my pills at noon and if I don't, I start to have withdrawals. But if I take it now, it will be too early sort of. When the meeting is over, it will be a little late. Should I sneak out and go to the bathroom during the meeting? Can I hide meds in my pocket and take them after our delivery lunch? Hmmm...

Good times!
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09/15/2011 10:44 AM  Top
cptblack
cptblack  
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You do know you qualify to be covered by the Americans with Disability Act at work?

I would simply sneak them in with a drink of water when I need them.

If given a choice of my job or my stability, I'll pick my brain first every time.

Post edited by: cptblack, at: 09/15/2011 10:46 AM

"Projecting the worst is a prescription for anxiety." Uppity

09/15/2011 12:55 PM  Top
wolfmanpark
wolfmanpark  
Posts: 2534
Senior Member
Bipolar and meetings hehehe I was sitting in one and then stood up and told ceo vp and investors Im quitting cause I can no longer take any of there lieing shit. they wanted me to get rid of my fellow americans and hire nothing but latins I could no longer take that crap. It wasnt what I stood for and I didnt take my meds that day.
How can I be a doctor when I spend much of my time visiting them ?

09/15/2011 04:11 PM  Top
2ofme
2ofme  
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I lost my job as a result of it. But that's okay, I hated the corporate world anyhow. Now I'm retraining to do something I enjoy and something that give me lots of time to myself without having to deal with corporate bull s&%t! I don't want to be a ruthless, oppressive, back stabbing, cheating bastard anyhow. If i'm gonna do something that I value in my life, I want it to be "helping others who are victims of such behavior"
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BAD-2 w/ ME, RC & Hyper-Sexual Tendencies,
MDD, GAD & SAD, PTSD, Paranoia
ADHD/ADD w/ OCD Tendencies,
Adult Child of Abuse,
Substance Abuse Survivor with
Alcoholic Tendencies
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in the "healing process"
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trying to learn to "live again!"
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redefining "good enough"
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personal goal: "LIVE HAPPILY & HAPPILY LIVE!"
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09/15/2011 04:48 PM  Top
randomeddie
randomeddie  
Posts: 407
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I lost my corporate job due to my illness too. It was a blessing and a curse. Now I'm looking to get back into something more rewarding, so maybe more of a blessing...
Eddie

Keep me inside
I'll keep my head to the floor,
and one hand on the handle
of the mad/sane door...

Cymbalta 60mg
Lamictal 100mg
Risperdal 2mg
Ambien 10mg
Ativan 1mg (as needed)

09/15/2011 08:09 PM  Top
angelique44
angelique44  
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I despise working in the corporate world. I did so for two and a half years and got away with doing somersalts in the middle of corporate meetings to break the monotony and get a rise out of the stiffs in suits. I was ultimately fired for being unable to get to work at exactly 8:30 a.m. It didn't matter that I was only a few minutes late each time, nor did it matter that I did an exemplary job or that I worked lots of unpaid overtime.
Bipolar I, depression-dominant w/single full-blown manic episode

"You have to believe in happiness, or happiness never comes.
Ah! That's the reason a bird can sing on the darkest of days--He believes in spring!"

"Close your eyes and pretend it's all a bad dream. That's how I get by."--Jack Sparrow, Pirates of the Caribbean, 'At Worlds End'

Oxcarbazepine (stabilizer) 300mgs. 2x/day
Effexor XR (antidepressant) 300 mgs. 1x/day
Xanax (antianxiety)as needed, up to 2x/day
Inderol (adreneline blocker) as needed, rarely
Seroquel (antipsychotic/sleep med) 100 mgs. 1x/day

09/15/2011 08:36 PM  Top
theGreyCatt
theGreyCattPosts: 260
Member
I love the corporate world, honestly...it's so exciting and everyone is so composed and shiny and clean. I can act so normal there and keep my secret because no one gets too close. Unfortunately, I started getting tight with a couple of people a couple weeks ago and had a bad mixed mania. I flirted with the guy - like over the top embarrassing, and acted all nuts to the girl. Back to eating lunch alone! What does the Americans with disabilities act do? I don't want to call attention to myself. Thanks for sharing your own stories. I enjoy hearing them!

09/15/2011 08:45 PM  Top
bendback
Posts: 546
Member
ADA get there arse if they dont comply
Note: I am not a doctor or a psychiatrist and my advice and opinion should be regarded as such.

09/15/2011 09:25 PM  Top
youngfilly
youngfilly  
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I would just either pretend I have a call and need to leave for a few min or excuse myself to go to the loo. you wont miss anything anyway
I am not a Dr and therefore are not able to provide medical advice, the opinions I express are mine and based on my experiences and should not be taken as anything other than my opinion.

You awake as if from a nightmare to find yourself standing in front of a blank wall, dazed with no idea as to how you got there.

You feel something in your hand. You look down to see you are holding paint brush, you are confused. Out of the corner of your eye you see a table, on that table is some paint. The colours make you feel happy and safe, you look to the other side, and there is another table with paint. The colours are dark and remind you of your nightmare, a chill runs down your spine at the thought of it.

You look back at the canvas and see something you missed before. Now you understand. you chose a colour, and begin to paint.

Above the wall was written,

Your life

*Youngfilly*

Inspiration i found in the shower a few yrs back :)

09/15/2011 10:08 PM  Top
Mulefoot
Mulefoot  
Posts: 80
Member
I have also lost my job due to bi-polar. They said it was a non-renewal of contract. I claimed mental health disability. There is also FMLA (Family Medical Leave Act) that can give you some time away. The disability thing needs my doc to periodically communicate with the insurance company. I basically tell friends that I am on leave and then early retirement. I had done this job 31 years. And 17 at that particular place (Professor). The stress, anxiety...and then hypermania were getting a bit hard to hide behind the mask of professionalism.

Some one here mentioned Disability Act. Check up on it to know how you can work it with your job if you ever need/want to.

Bipolar Artist/Farmer/Educator
I am not a doctor. Anything posted by me is my personal opinion and should be treated as such.

cymbalta, seroquel, Lithium, Lamictal, Valium
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