I work at a Provincial Park here in Canada. Being able to be outdoors by the ocean all day is a good thing for me. I was diagnosed Bipolar I after having an episode at work last year that ended with me being pepper sprayed and brought to the hospital. I was fortunate enough to work for good people that brought me back as a manager the next year but it was extremely difficult to stay motivated. With medication changes I would have to pull out chairs in the office and have a nap midway through the day just to keep going but I know that going to work and having something that I forced myself to do every day was what I needed to keep going.

I have been off work now for four months because the job is seasonal, and I start back at work tomorrow. It is a constant worry that I wont be able to operate at a sufficient level to stay employed though. As much as I should enjoy my job and where I work it is a constant battle a lot of the time to get through the day but I know that it would probably be significantly worse if I was somewhere else.