I have been overwhelmed by life due to depression & find I can't keep up with the demands of a household. I've learned to set the timer for 15 min. & do the most crucial job--dishes, emptying the dryer & folding clothes, reading the mail & discarding junk mail, returning phone calls, taking a shower & shaving my legs! (I tell my husband he's on duty for dinner-either pick something up or find something to cook.)

That way something gets done (& you'd be amazed at what you can accomplish in 15 min. plus sometimes it would motivate me to work for another 15 min.) I realized it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. But I do have a friend who is bp & when she is in a depression she literally can't get out of bed. She's single so her behavior didn't impact others, but she certainly felt badly about being such a "slug" as she called it. When her meds were adjusted it was amazing how much she accomplished & how she felt.--Suzy