well sometimes the only thing i can do is just stay quiet when i'm feeling overwhelmed. i do try to read even for a little bit, do other distractions like jigsaw puzzles, tv, etc. i tend to stay to myself when i'm like this cause little annoyances seem to upset me. i do avoid sleeping except at night. reasoning-i won't want to get out of the bed if i do. so that works for me. i was told the sleeping is an escape...which is understandable when we are upset. i just didn't want to use it as my crutch...too easy...so i stay up.
course if i'm like this, i call my pdoc. clearly i'm taking a nose dive and he will tweak my meds for a short short which usually avoids a worse disaster.
hope u feel much better SOON...
OH and welcome to pc, momoko!