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Most conversations about mental health at work stay at the surface — stress, burnout, anxiety. But some conditions demand a deeper, more informed response from employers. Bipolar disorder in the workplace is one of the most pressing and least understood of them. Bipolar disorder in the workplace is more common than most people think, more disruptive to work life than many realise, and consistently confused with mood swings, personality, or attitude. That misunderstanding has a real cost: for the individual living with it, and for the teams around them.