just go see a doctor and see if he can prescribe something.if he thinks you should go in a mental instution welll there's not much say.you should have gone to him before it got out of hand.there's always group therapy.where you get counseling their and treatment.and you don't have to go in a hospital when diagnosed with something else or anything that's what they told me anyway.have a physchatrist talk to you and tell him you want to be put in group therapy where they can help you instead of going into the hospital.you will see you doctor right away.and get all the skills you need from group therapy.along with the right counseling.that's outpatient therapy.