Doctors do not like admitting people if they can help it. There is an increasing emphasis on community care- the long and short of it probably is that the NHS is finacillay screwed and it is a lot more expensive for them to keep someone in a psych hospital than to treat them in the community I would imagine! Also it benefits the person more in many cases- after all, no one likes going into hospital, be that psych or otherwise.
It might help if you were able to have some suggestions to hand of ways you felt they could help keep you safer in the community. The psychiatrist will take your opinions on board and the fact that you are self presenting prior to acting on any impulses to harm yourself will certainly go in your favour because it shows you have the capacit to recognise these feelings and say "I want help and support to stop them before they get out of control and someone has to go against my wishes". But Im afraid no one can rule out the possibility of your being admitted.
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