I worked all my life since leaveing school with depression and anxierty, i was a bricklayer . Made great money has with anxierty did everything twice has fast has others before i would simple burn out, make it till weekend the be drunk out my head from friday night till monday morning while i recharged myself i live like that for 40 years, with the odd breakdown . Later i used benzos has things go worse, then AD,S with them till major breakdown 6 years ago havent worked since i carnt i am compleaty burnt out. Spent time in mental hospital that made me worse , now i cruz along in between relasp and remission, fishing , mountain bikeing , hammering out music, no more alchol or i will die . So yes you can do anything with cronic illness but its painful .