My bottom I guess was when I was attempting to get help through a physicians assistant for my bipolar and ptsd. i was also experiencing psychosis. The PA was at a loss as to what to do so i went to a psychiatrist at the medical clinic at the college i was going to for a consult. She was trying to get a history and i kept trying to get her to focus on the issue at hand. She deemed me manic and unable to care for myself and put me under a 72 hr hold. She called the police to transport me to the hospital. I had to be handcuffed to ride in the police car. very traumatic. by the time i got there for the followup eval i was so distraught i couldnt think straight. i wasnt even able to come up with who the president was. that is just the most bizarre feeling, knowing i should know it and not being able to come up with that name. i was then taken to the mental hospital. all my life my greatest fear has been being locked up in a mental hospital and here it was. it was awful. the nurses were aweful. i was only there for the weekend, but it helped me see how sick i was, that i couldnt get better without help