I'm a former firefighter/paramedic on a disability retirement, so my experience with disability may be different from most. Since I'm not on social security but on my state's police/fire pension fund, I'm allowed to work at almost anything I want, I just can't have anything to do with police work or firefighting. I work part time as a tire and lube technician in an auto shop. Not very fulfilling work and it pays less than a quarter of what I used to make, but it fills some of the time and brings a small paycheck. I'm currently separated from my wife and living away from my family, so a lot of my time is spent sitting alone reading or surfing online. I'm trying to force myself to get outside and walk or go to the library or do anything but stay home and become a hermit. Trying to become involved in bipolar/depression support groups for contact with people who know what I'm going through and may be able to help.