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How to cope with furlough and a mental health problem

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furloughed for four weeks. I was able to work from home. But my workload had decreased, and I wasn’t alone. Other people in my team were furloughed too, so I knew it wasn’t personal or a reflection of my capabilities.I decided to embrace the time off and take the opportunity to focus on my mental healthI decided to try to embrace the time off and take the opportunity to focus on my mental health – I was diagnosed with bipolar 18 months ago and I’m still struggling and learning how best to manage my condition.

I alternate between extreme highs (hypomania) and lows (depression) every few weeks otherwise known as rapid cycling. The pandemic contributed to a dip in my mental health, my episodes of rapid cycling have become shorter and I now.

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