(((((gordian knot))))) I’m so sorry that you’re going through this, and I’m so impressed that you’re trying to find more about your wife’s condition.

I do not suffer from this type of mania, but it is very common (according to my doctor). When I’m manic, I do home improvements. When you’re manic, you can do anything (in your mind). Everything is possible and in your mind so easy. My last major mania had me ripping nearly every room in the house apart. When I was stalled by my own abilities in one room, I’d start on another. And hubby was the one that had the “to do” list a mile long.

I had living room, hallway, bathroom, and one bedroom all ripped up with everything being stored in another bedroom. Keep in mind the majority of this took place in a matter of days, my husband never knew what he was walking into when he came home from work. At one point he said “enough, we need to finish what we have torn apart before you get involved in another project and move on.” So around day four, I had hung the wall paper in the bathroom (which I hated the next day and ripped out) and it was waiting for the new tub and shower for him to install when he got home, I painted the living room, painted the bedroom, cleaned up our staging area in the other bedroom and decided to rip the kitchen and dining room apart to clean it well since we were also using it to store our painting supplies etc.

My husband was due home within the hour. While I had the kitchen torn apart a thought enters my mind “hey, I can have this whole thing repainted and put back together before he even gets home. He can’t say anything if I’m already done.” In my mind, an hour was plenty of time to buy the paint, repaint, and put all of the furniture back before he came home. Luckily he know me, and I discovered I had no cash, credit cards, atm card or check book.

When you’re manic, you not in your normal frame of mind; there are no consequences to your actions. You are superwoman! Please know that your wife isn’t doing this to hurt you, I’m sure that she’s mortified when she comes back.