I think there may be some confusion...

a permanent psychiatric hold is when someone is in locked up mental hospital for ever, never to be released, never able to use have access to anything outside the hospital like computers, and cell phones and no access to off limits areas of a hospital.

permanent psych holds is what they used to do back in the 1800's through about the 1970's. the last permanent psych hold hospital closed down in 1970s for permanent admissions. they still had whats called "long term" mental hospitals but no more permanent (no one gets released) hospitals,

there is still "long term" mental hospitals and " short term" mental health units at local hospital facilities. but there is no "permanent" (as in never ever get released you are in there for ever until your end of life)

suggestion if you reread the posts here on psych central including in this thread you will notice everyone posting uses the wording "got released, was released " and other wording that shows they are or were in short term or long term hospitalizations not permanent holds kind of hospital.

I think you can rest easy that you wont be locked up forever and ever and ever. (permanent)