I've never once threatened or implied any intention to hurt myself or anyone else, but all my admissions over the years have been involuntary. In the many states where I've lived, these are the criteria for involuntary hospitalization:

The patient presents a substantial risk of imminent harm to self or others as manifested by recent overt acts or recent expressed threats of violence which present a probability of physical injury to self or to other persons; OR the patient appears to be so unable to care for his/her own physical health and safety as to create an imminently life-endangering crisis.

This is an old thread, as mentioned above, but it's confusing to me how the OP expresses a desire for help and wishes to be hospitalized but wants to be admitted involuntarily? I don't know how this could be accomplished! The loss of personal autonomy that comes with involuntary status is a high price indeed, and I wouldn't recommend it, together with involvement of police officers, if one has a choice.

In any event, since this is an old thread, I hope the OP's situation was resolved to her satisfaction.