So far once. There have been two other times when I probably should have gone, the most recent being a little over a month ago, but I haven't. I have three young children and we really don't have much help as far as childcare goes so my doctor does her best to keep me out of the hospital. I'll go see her every single day if I have to in order to stay out of the hospital.

I will say--in addition to those two times I should have gone--there have been numerous times I badly needed to be in a hospital. At the time we had no idea what was wrong so I didn't. Despite my complaints about my husband, I have to admit that I've made life difficult at times. I know there have been several times when my husband didn't even want to leave me alone long enough to take a shower and when he's hidden the gun we keep in the house becuase he was afraid I'd kill myself. I stay afraid he's going to leave me one day due to the bipolar but I do my best to be open and honest about how I'm feeling.