Sounds about right. Like I said, no doctor. The stigma attached to mental illness is still a big deal.
I hope your sister can get the right therapy/meds and care she needs. Honestly, unchecked bipolar is like watching a runaway train; people get hurt as does the driver.
It’s just so hard to diagnose. Take notes. It’ll help the care team/doctor big time.
She’s over 70. Doesn’t want my help. Well, sometimes. She wants me to agree with her. I tell her she needs therapy. Her marriage is a wreck. Yes, it’s a runaway train. She hurts a lot of people, including herself, her kids, her husband, me, my husband, and my kids. I don’t stop trying, but it’s so freaking hard sometimes. She ruins family times together, including vacations. Vacations are for getting away from life’s problems, not for making them front and center, and harder to deal with, but that’s what we’ve gotten with her the last few years. I just never know which person is going to show up.