Seventy and never dx’ed or just getting worse? Sometimes with age, me included there’s stressors in age that can mimic serious mood swings but it’s the stress of age, diminished capacity, compensation, so much. I hope it’s not bipolar but she does sound like life is hard to cope and needs more help that you( or anyone) can give?
Oh, she’s been seeing therapists since she was in her mid 30’s. She’s just tired of it. She does have a doctor but the doc isn’t a “shrink”. Just her “female” doctor. She doesn’t want to face it anymore, and the rest of us have to deal with it. Her gynecologist gives her the Rx. No therapy anymore, just drugs. She’s done all she wants to do. She doesn’t even refill her Rx if she doesn’t feel like it, and you know, that’s when all hell really breaks loose.
I just take it a little at a time with her. Her poor husband. He has to live with it daily. I don’t. I’m pretty lucky in that regard.