College was wild ride for this one. I fought a hard depression in the first half, wondered often if I would end up having to drop out. But then the hypomania hit and soon I was completing three degrees while holding down two part time jobs (~20hrs a week each) and doing quite well selling prints of the things I painted when I could still never sleep at night. Then the inevitable crash which lead to the diagnosis. Meds leveled me out and I graduated, but in the depression I had to drop the morning part-time. The other part-time is now heading in the direction of becoming full-time. I work at a brewery and I'm very passionate about my positions there. There's always something new to learn (and the whole staff in general is pretty great) and that helps keep me from getting bored or getting down. I will tend to rapid cycle if I'm not taking my meds, a touch manic when at work and irritable and isolating when I'm home. But in general my job is a positive source that staves off the darkness and I am very thankful for it. Hopefully I can keep the crazy away well enough to maintain it.