you are a gem donna and so generous with your time.
I hope gluv accepts your invitation.
I sorry gluv that you are experiencing the ups and downs of bipolar.
Meds could really help you. They soften the blow. lamictal is the first line medication for mood disorders. It is in the anti-convulsant family.
I would recommend making a mood chart and a sleep chart to document your days. And give you exactly how you have been sleeping. you can google mood charts. If you cycle thru these emotions on a daily basis, we call this rapid cycling. and if you are having depression and mania at the same time we call this mixed mood or dysphoria.There are a lot of similarities between hypo mania and mania. they can look the same, it is just more severe and it interfers with your life more. hypo mania can feel great lots of energy to do things instead if you are on line half the day then that is a problem. People can get addicted to the internet if they are honest with them selves. OCD can look alot like obsessive thinking and compulsion to act on the obsession like you can't help it. using a timer throught the day to limit your time on the computer...if that si what you want to do.
many hugs your way.
bizi