I dont presume to know your beliefs I am going by your own words "I can not control myself" " You asked me if they can hold you indefinately because you can't control yourself and you believe what you are threatening when you threaten and I answered that questionbased on those sentences that you yourself posted about the problem and your own belief -

yes here in the USA the mental health professionals and the police can hold people who cannot seem to control their behavior because they say they have a disorder and they do so and then I gave you an example of one of many such cases that I know in which it happened. I also know a shop lifter that was held for a year, I also know a schitophenic who thought the governemt was out to get her that has beein in a MHU now for 3 years, I also know of a bipolor that ends up in units for 6 months at a time, I also know of a DID that lands in MHU for three months all of which got arrested for things like making threats of harm to themselves and or others and claim they couldn't control themselves. Some also recieved criminal charges and punishments ranging from fines, community services to jail time. I myself was sitting in a court room February 2001 listening while lawyers and a judge discussed whether or not to have me conmmitted, arrested or released and mandated into therapy. for what - cutting myself, and punching myself in the leg and threatening suicide. I got VERY lucky court mandated therapy at the discression of my therapist which lasted 3 years. I too hgave never broken the law but have landed in the hospital for ODing.- Seldane, Chloral Hydtrate and motrin to be exact. My therapists try to help me too but they also have to follow the laws of this state and nation and the mental health profession. All of which agree with the protocal of what happens here in the united states when someone is making threats of harm to themselfs and or others, regardless of diagnosis and past criminal history.