I have been experiencing a downswing in my mood this past week, sometimes more pure and occasionally with bursts of adrenaline filled agitation/fury. Today I see my psychiatrist. At times I've questioned myself as to whether I should mention some of this (and that I've needed extra prn Seroquel), but now I know I should be 100% upfront about everything.

The last couple of times I heard from my sister, she wrote highly concerning emails about my dad, but even herself. Last night she went so far as to write that she doesn't think we'll have my dad for much longer. The tones of her emails have been quite different than her usual. I wonder if she may possibly be either hypomanic (she also has a bipolar dx) or just extremely stressed. She even mentioned receiving reprimands from her two bosses and that she's suddenly going on a strange vacation with my nephew. Her husband has been experiencing opioid withdrawal for a while. Everything together must be very rough for her. I called my brother this morning to express my deep concern about everyone. I told my brother I'm at a loss what to do. I am furthest away, and I am struggling a little myself, but not so much as sis and dad, obviously. My brother also said that someone told him that the owner of the cafe my dad goes to might be exploiting my dad financially. That is believable given some confirmed facts my dad told us in the past. We may need to contact the police in his town.

I cancelled my French class today with a lie. I lied to my husband when he asked if I have the French class today. I am not stopping permanently. I just told my teacher I have a migraine. I don't.