I feel like you. I've been started on 4 med in 5 months and I take care of people. I'm so forgetful now, I can't concentrate and feel embarrassed often. I spiral into negative thinking also. I'm new at this and the only coping skills I'm doing are crying, deep breathing, or knocking myself out and hope to wakeup better. I'm trying to write more notes which helps sometimes. I think the kid day idea may help and trying to stop the negative thought thread through distraction. Good luck and I'm going to try this advice too.

Brittney