That's EXACTLY what mixed episodes are!! Big, steaming, stinkin' piles of $#!+. You totally have my sympathies, RB......I had my first-ever mixed episode just recently and even being a nurse, I had no idea what the hell I was experiencing. I couldn't figure out whether I was depressed or not, because I couldn't sleep, couldn't eat, couldn't concentrate, couldn't sit down, couldn't shut up.....and didn't care. I nearly blew off my job as moderator at another website as well as several longtime friendships, and I had no freaking insight whatsoever into why everyone was pissed at me.

If I never have another episode like that, it'll still be a day too soon. Hope yours is over with quickly and that you get stabilized & stay that way. I know it sucks.