Job stress is a killer. It makes bipolar worse and puts enormous strain on people whose coping mechanisms may not be all that great in the first place. I've had to give up on work and apply for disability because I can't handle the stress anymore.

Maybe I could make it if I worked about 15-20 hours a week in a quiet office where I don't have to deal with phones, or multi-task, or manage competing priorities. But otherwise I'm SOL because I can't handle fast-paced environments, and isn't everything fast-paced nowadays? You read the Help Wanted ads on Craigslist and it's like employers are PROUD of the fact that they're fast-paced, while those of us who work at a slower speed can't get a job to save our souls.