suicide attempt
Trying to die
A suicide attempt is an act of intentionally trying to end one's own life that does not result in death.
The phrase distinguishes incomplete from completed suicide, and carries no implication about the seriousness of intent or method: She was hospitalized after a suicide attempt.
Someone who has made attempts may be described as having a history of suicide attempts.
- intentPlanned purpose
- self-harmDeliberately damaging one's body
- razor bladesSharp shaving implements
- pill overdoseExcessive medication consumption
- riskPossibility of harm
mental health · desperation · distress · hopelessness · safety planning · survivor support · second chance · depression · warning signs · crisis intervention · impulsivity · depressive disorder · harm reduction · postpartum depression · death · emotional pain · peer support · isolation
- Stigmasmental illness, HIV, AIDS, homelessness, addiction
- suicide preventionprevention, crisis, hotlines, helplines, warning signs
- survivorssole survivor, lone survivor, last survivor, cancer survivor, Holocaust survivor
- prisoncell block, inmate, jail, prison, prisoner
- emergencies911, ambulance, emergency, emergency room, ER
- Psychiatrydiagnosis, symptoms, treatment, medication, psychiatrist
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Voluntary death by oneself
survival · recovery · rescue · failed attempt
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Preventing fatal outcomes
life-affirming · self-preservation · survival instinct · will to live · fighting for life
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Maintaining personal wellbeing
self-preservation · help-seeking · self-protection · reaching out · therapy
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