So I am too embarrassed to tell my family, doc or therapist (people who pretend to understand) but I wanted to get the forum opinion on how to proceed.

I must have been hypomanic for a good 3-6 months as I remember needing less sleep, being able to get so much done, and SPENDING MONEY; I thought I had just got my inspiration back and creativity back. If I was full-blown manic, my friends, my hubby, and I would have recognized it
There is more detail here, but it is really irrelevant to what's going on now.

NOW, as always, I'm faced with the consequences when I am not in a place to handle it. I'm not depressed, but I'm definitely not "normal;" I'm more what my stable self is than I was. The problem: I spent over $6000 on credit cards I had no business getting (20% interest rates)- they're maxed. I kept impulsively stealing money from my husband's cash drawer to pay the min. payment due on them. I recognized the stealing was going on about 2 months ago where I noticed that I was truly having a problem and not just "being me". I stopped the stealing and can't afford the payments due on them. Now I'm getting the calls from credit providers. I have been avoiding them, blocking them whenever necessary, but they keep calling. I can only avoid them so long.

I feel CAN'T tell my husband, doc, or therapist. I just feel like I can't. I have one friend I can open up to but I'm not comfortable doing it right now...

What have others done in the past? Please help...