>Over the years my wife and I have met many accountants through contacts at our workplaces. Some of our friends are married to accountants. We know six accountants to be exact each of whom was a CPA, and it is interesting to note that by age 45 each of them had a nervous breakdown. They are in other fields today.

That is kind of strange. I can't imagine it being a high-stress environment. Maybe the sheer boredom of it?