Hugs, Kit, that sounds like quite a stressful ordeal! I'm glad you were able to stay out of the hospital. I'm sure I'd freak out if police officers were called for me, but the one who talked to you sounds like he was really nice and caring. It is sort of funny to me that he wouldn't realize you'd have to pay for going inpatient just because it was involuntary! Maybe he's thinking of it like prison....

I hope your T can help you sort through your feelings. It sounds like your GP just wasn't sure how to handle it. At least she had you assessed by behavioral health first rather than insisting on your going to the ER. And that's really nice of your pdoc not to charge you.