For those of you who are bipolar II, how long do your hypomanic episodes usually last? I'm really hoping this one ends for me soon (been a couple weeks, I think), because I'm afraid my intense irritability (compounded by stress from stuff with my daughter) is going to lead to H telling me to get out. Also dealing with some intense anxiety. I'm not 100% sure it's hypomania--might be bad reaction to the Abilify my p-doc has me trying (along with Zoloft, which I was already on) to treat the BPII. I just feel like I have no tolerance/patience for D (being super clingy and wanting me to be there the second she calls for me) or for H. H has been upset with me a bunch lately. And understandably so.

I just don't know how to shut it off. Or for him to possibly understand this is a passing thing, I'm doing my best, and to maybe try to not take stuff that personally for this brief time period? Not that I'm trying to excuse myself AT ALL. But short of locking myself in a room and avoiding human interaction till this passes, not sure what to do.