I know slow thinking/processing is a part of depression but recently I have come to realise that my thinking processes never came to the speed they were following a severe depressive episode 3 years ago.

I need time to process, I like company but often can't keep up with the pace of conversation, I can follow the conversation but can't process and respond quickly enough so don't tend to contribute as much (it's better in smaller groups/one to one but still I can struggle). People will often comment that I'm quiet but I don't like to tell many people why.

Has anyone else experienced this? How do you cope with it? Have you found ways of improving your processing speed or do you accept it as it is?