Explaining recent events

So recently I ended up in the mental health unit of  a hospital about 2 hours away from where we live. What led up to The Craziest this time (okay, the only other time it was this bad was when I was diagnosed almost 8 yrs ago) was the Stress, which I explained in my first post, titled About Us. The other major factor was the fact that I had not been taking my meds. So I ended up on the 3rd floor, otherwise known as The Big Ol' House of Crazy.  What this forced medical leave allowed me to do was get away from The Stress & take a deep look at how badly things had gotten and what I need to do to keep things on track. Number 1: Take my meds. Number 2: No more alcohol (because it has adverse affects with my meds). Number 3: See my therapist on a regular basis. Also while I was in The Big Ol' House of Crazy, my psych doc had me write an Advanced Directive in case things even get close to as bad as earlier this week & write down the warning signs of my manic/hypo-manic side of the Bipolar Disorder so the AMMP & I can try to recognize it before it happens. My last assignment was to list my strengths & weaknesses. Surprisingly, the no alcohol has been more difficult than I thought, so I've been taking half of my nightly anti-anxiety pill in the afternoon & the other half before bedtime so I can fall asleep at a decent time.