What do I do?

What do you do for work?

I have no idea what I should do for work. I'm living with my parents after a manic episode resulted with me being imprisoned and hospitalized until stable.

I've done a lot of different things but haven't stuck with anything. My resume is really spotty with periods of unemployment and three attempts at college. My problem is that I tend to be really good at whatever I do while I am stable, but then my mood fluctuates and I end up quitting.

Does anyone else have this problem?

Yes, I have this problem, too. It took me 6 years to graduate from college (I had two manic episodes in college), and since then, I have only managed a few part-time jobs. I have no idea what to do, I wish I could tell you. I'm living at home after a hospitalization, too. Actually. I have been living at home for several years, now, without much hope of getting out soon. I would like to go back to school--there's not much I enjoy more than learning--but I don't have the money. I'm stuck in this situation wherein I would need money to get to a better place, but I don't make enough to save. I've been pretty down about it for several months now. Some days, I feel completely hopeless. I feel like I have no purpose, which is the worst feeling to have. I also feel like I am wasting my brain, which is equally bad. The mental paralysis is excruciating.

I am exactly the same I'm actually very good at my studies when I'm well but as soon as I have a episode I lose it all. I'm a stay at home mum but when I'm better I plan on studying midwifery.

I'm a stay at home mom, but I signed up for an online nutrition class last time I was hypomanic. I figure it could help me get a little job at whole foods or something.

The longest I ever worked in one place was when I was a teenager. My very first job was at Sears. I stayed for a little over a year. Since then, I normally can't keep a job for more than a few months if I even try. Homeschooling a kid is the perfect explanation for not having a job when people ask what I do.