Apart from one day I've managed to stay in work during my current serious depression but it takes a a lot of energy and will power to keep going. Yesterday was nearly too much though, on my feet all day and very busy, when I got home I was so drained all my defences just collapsed. I was feeling almost suicidal and just sick inside, very shaky too, ended up taking myself to bed and wrapping myself up but couldn't even get to sleep for several hours.

I need some emergency coping strategies for that sort of situation - I am well equipped with tools that have been refined over years of living with repeated bouts of depression that enable me to keep going at work but clearly also need something that doesn't require as much energy/will to use when drained like that.