Hypomanic or just coming out of depression?

So of course, I have to worry that with relief over my son's good MRI and that I am taking control of myself in a questionable marriage and basically setting it up so that I have no emotional or romantic ties with my husband right now, that I am becoming hypomanic.

I am beginning to feel the drive to get things done, and I am starting to feel a sense of power now that I know I am controllong my own destiny within this family. (Does that make sense?) It is hard to explain, but I suddenly feel a shift in energy and am feeling like I am about ready to overhaul all the crap that has gone on around here for the last couple of years.

I guess I need to keep an eye on myself because this feeling sometimes turns into a nasty mixed episode and I end up in the hospital...

For sure keep an eye on yourself, BNLsMOM, but I have to say that even anyone w/o BP would feel energized and empowered with those things happening (and all in such close proximity!) Your description makes total sense!
Keep an eye on yourself, of course, but realizing this may help you not be quite so worried about it -- and you've had quite a bit to worry about lately, so if that even helps a little, you know? Wishing you only the positive!!!

Hi BNLs, I've been feeling better too today and yesterday...slowly but surely. No danger of hypomania yet, but I'm so glad to hear that you are doing better and feeling like you can take charge of your life. I just finished a book on freeing yourself from the prison of depression and now I just hope I can put what I learned into practice. It's a good feeling to know that the power lies inside of you as to how you interpret your past, present, and future. Stay well.

I know how you feel. I was depressed for a long time and just with a new medication added on to the others, I began to feel excited about life again; that I could believe in myself and in my abilities. The more excited I got, it seemed to border on the line of hypomania or mixed. It was hard to stop my spinning mind from imagening doing all the things that I was not interested in doing while I was depressed.
So I just took my meds and I'm trying to work slowly at gaining back what I lost, or thought I had lost, if that makes sense. I know I'm being vague but it's easier to explain that way.
I just think it's better for me to take my time with things now as opposed to trying to accomplish 100 things at once.
Ciao, E.29

I'm glad you're feeling better. I think it's probably just because you are empowering yourself and taking positive steps to sort out your life, and setting it up the way that you need it to be to be truely happy.
Congrats on putting yourself first