Even at my worst I'm fully functional and don't appear to be much different to others.

Most of my symptoms are internal - racing thoughts, the depression. Things such as my energy level will be noticeable, but I can pass it off as being tired or just energetic. I already know how to slow my speech down as I need to do that for students anyway, and my active cleaning and desire for new hobbies are just at home.

Like... people can notice that I'm less social or more social and whatnot... but it's not extreme and I can still do all the things I would normally do (I either just get bored of it or have to reallllly force myself to do it).

I'm fortunate to not experience psychosis - always being able to maintain a grip on reality certainly helps maintain functionality!