There is no pattern to the cycles EXCEPT that they happen. They can be fairly equal in duration and intensity, get shorter and shorter, and then something will happen that will make it seem like you are at square one again.
Recognizing them is helpful but only for you. To maintain your own balance so that you do not cycle with her.
"Acceptance doesn't mean resignation. It means understanding that something is what it is and there's got to be a way through it."--Michael J. Fox
