[bryanrasmussen]

I've worked in physically demanding environments like cook and construction - there were lots of injuries in the construction job, and a few people died, of course this was when I was young and extremely physically fit, but it was not as stressful as programming can be. More stressful than programming generally is, but not anywhere near as stressful as it can be.

The difference between relatively difficult programming and a lot of jobs is that a lot of jobs have a pretty steady level of stress, whereas the programming stress level can vary incredibly.