When I look back in time. when I was younger and entering the work force without any diagnosis..nothing could stop me..and when I had a crisis, I would just start over, find another job it was easy. With time and mostly when I really started to try working in my field..my crisis, sick leaves made it harder for me to go for what I wanted even if I had a diploma. Eventually I just could not work and lost confidence and being off for so long just made it harder to find work..so I went back to school..to a lower level..something I could learn just to get a job..and I got a job that is boring when I'm feeling good and challenging when I'm feeling lousy. so I guess it is stopping me..but if I had the possibility of working field..that is what I really like doing and if able to be hired by being honest on some kind of program that would allow me to keep my job if I needed time off for illness then yes I'd go for it and I'd make sure my coworkers understood that when on sick leave it's not because I want to make it hard for them. It's because I have no choice sometimes. so for now..at my age, I'll just go to work and hope I'm able to keep this job and do the things I like on my time.