I'm sorry to hear how you feel.

Quitting your job is one less stress factor, you may have fallen deeper into your cycles if you tried to carry on. You did what was best for you at the time.

I applaud you for still taking care of your kids and getting them to school.

Mixed episodes certainly do take their toll.

This is not laziness, it's a temporary chemical imbalance sapping your energy.

When I'm like this I commit to one thing a day. And I do it straight after dropping my kids off. So if it's grocery shopping I'll March in with an armed list and March out again and go back home. And if I want to sleep as soon as I get home, so be it. As for the vacuuming, I leave mine constantly plugged into the lounge (lazy) and when I'm watching a tv episode in the afternoon, and a tv ad comes on (they're so long .....) I quickly turn it on and do one room whilst the ad plays.

I hope you feel better soon.