I've worked for 22 years. Fifteen of those years in IT. Three years ago I started going down hill fast. I didn't know what was going on. I would have these severe depression episodes. I couldn't function half the time. I would have episodes where I was blunted. I lost all interest in work. It got to the point where my boss gave me an altimatum. "You either work all weekend and get this fixed or your fired." When I came in on that Monday he asked me if it was fixed and I smiled and said no! Needless to say I was out of a job.

A guy I used to work with heard I was unemployed and he set up an interview with his wife's family's company. They brought me on board and I have been there ever since. They are so good to me I almost feel guilty. There are times I wish I didn't have to work but I am the family's sole income (plus I need to pay off all that debt from being hypo all those years). I worked it out with them so I can take days off if I have episodes.