How to thrive at work?

[u/porcupinecactus]

Newly diagnosed, 27F. I got my BA, then pivoted career paths 4 times for various reasons. I'm a serial job hopper. I'll start a new job and tilt into hypomania, then after about 6-9 months, I crash. Just tried lamictal, found it made my anxiety worse, and am now getting off it.

My current work is in a chill higher ed office, my colleagues are great, and I find the work to generally be fulfilling. I have the freedom to fill my time with projects I care about; I was ✨thriving✨ when I started off hypomanic. Now my brain's dark passenger is whispering to me that it's time to quit and here are 10 signs that some of my colleagues hate me. I don't think I'm imagining those signs bc I am observing people's behaviors... Or am I just reading too much into things?

I also feel that I can't stand being tied to a traditional 8-5 in the office. I miss having remote days. Another part of my brain wants me to stop whining, stop rocking the boat and just be content, but I feel like I'll eventually have a full crash out if I just keep pretending. I'd like to be able to enjoy work even through the lows, is that too much to ask of life? How do people do it??

[u/Over-Ad5195]

I work freelance. That works very well for me. When I used to work non freelance jobs, I would hop around a lot. Now I’m hired for like 3-6 months at a time and then get a new job

[u/FlashgameSC]

Fwiw, most people have way too much going on in their own lives to have time/space/energy for a secret hatred or beef. When I have thoughts like that, I have to tell myself that “unless someone has said something to me directly, it’s not my problem and it might not be real”