Not always, but I DID get racing thoughts during my last depression which I think means it had turned into a mixed episode??? It is so annoying to have a slow body and a wicked fast mind. Having the two opposing speeds wrapped up in one body is just awful. Can you tune out the thoughts by blasting music on Ipod or something?

Also, faking it is exhausting. I find I mostly fake it everywhere but home. At home i am a wreck during depression. Laundry piles, unmade beds/unwashed sheets for weeks, unmopped floors etc. The only help I can offer is to say it will pass, just like the last episode did and just like the next episode will. Hang tight, ignore the floors, blast some music and make sure your family thanks you for the burgers that you feed them because thought they may only be frozen and fried, you care enough to pry yourself up to make them food! You get awesome momma/wife points for that!!! Hang tight, Nessa