So, my work is emerging as one of the biggest stressors in my life (see my 'Toxic People Feedback Loop' post for that story) and I'm genuinely concerned that, through either negligence or malice, my supervisors are going to push me into an episode. I typically take care of situations like this on a case by case basis, but the issues are coming through so quickly, caused by supervisors who are willfully blind, that I'm nervous.

My thought would be to ask for ADA accommodations in relation to my bipolar disorder. Something where if I have to take off work, they can't just fire me without cause.

My question would be how to go about doing that. I've done ADA and FMLA paperwork in relation to physical illnesses before, but I'm curious how different the process would be for mental illness or even if it would. Any help would be much appreciated!