I realize this is an old post, but now two years after my husband's first manic episode, I'm sitting here with the same exact questions and am just wondering if anyone has anything new to offer as advice?

He received diagnosis of BP 1, has been med compliant, lets me attend all Pdoc appointments, has stopped all alcohol, and I have access to all email accounts, phone records, etc. even have GPS on his phone per PDoc's recommendation.

It's still very hard to deal with the aftermath of the manic episode and honestly believe that he truly did not "want" to do the things he did during mania nor does he fully remember. Psychiatrist tries to assure me husband was not in control it was all illness symptoms but that's a hard pill to swallow.

Thanks for listening as this is a hard time for it is the two year anniversary of the manic episode and it's all flashing back like it was just yesterday.