Yeah, jadedmoonbeam, I'm with SunAngel on this. Her analysis seems absolutely right on to me.

I have a friend who's not bipolar. She left her abusive (& crazy) husband about eight to ten weeks ago. She had quit smoking four yrs ago & is struggling with that again, took an aspirin maybe twice a year & nothing else--now she's on seven mood-altering things (inc Ativan).

So sure, maybe scrubbing the floors daily would seem hypomanic were she bipolar--but since she isn't, everyone just let's it go as a normal response to the stress she's under.

Oh yes, her brilliant daughter just gave up a law scholarship to have a baby & she won't marry the father.

You have done very good things for yourself. You are amazing.