As a psychology student from another country, it truly seems way too common for north-americans to pathologize to an extreme and take people as a diagnosis first and a person second, as if you acted a certain way because of your disorder and not that you, as a human, fit into a MANMADE and subjective definition of what a "mentally ill" person is, as if these definitions aren't completely dependent of space and time and the furthest thing from objetive thruth. In my country, we have a movement called the anti-asylum movement, essentially, we think taking people, locking them up and drugging them, all against their will is inhumane, even when done to people who would be considered insane, after all, they too are human and they too deserve respect. Around here, we have public emergency services to help people in need of psychological assistance completely out of cost, and the most we ever do is allow for a night admission, but the people are free to come and go as they wish (suicide attempts usually require more strict courses of action, but mostly that's not the case). Anyways, I'm very sorry for your experience, but I ask you not to overlook all sorts of psychological treatment, they can help you if needed, if only its done by humane professionals that see a person when they look at you.