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Originally Posted by fern46
You still have good insight. That's a good sign. I'm glad your husband is taking over some of the work. That will help in the long run.
It is great your pdoc is involved. I know he will do everything in his power to keep you safe.
What coping skills can you leverage during an upswing? How can we help?
Thinking of you. 
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Thanks, Fern. I sort of suspected I was heading upwards a couple weeks ago, but it seemed so mild that I just kept going and ignored it. It's only gotten much worse these past couple of days. Sometimes the insight didn't come until after the fact. When Hubby would keep telling me to stop almost screaming, or that I was scaring someone, it finally clicked a bit. Also, I've had some moments when I felt I was going totally nuts. It can be scary. It happened in the pharmacy today, but I managed to keep it together enough not to create a scene.
For now, I'm going to try to "lay low" and do a little less. Today I at least gave myself a break, physically, and concentrated on computer stuff. I mentioned that in a previous post today. As I wrote, I've passed on a few things to Hubby. I have to be careful not to harass him for not doing things as quickly as I would. He's much more imperturbable than I am. That's lucky for me that he's tolerant and patient (with me) most of the time.
I'm not sure how others can help. If anyone has ideas, I'm open to listening and learning. If my behavior becomes anger-provoking or inappropriate, I suppose it's best to let me know, but in a constructive rather than defensive or offensive way.