Don't even get me started on "suicide" attempts. I've seen enough of them - real and fake. Example of "fake" - take some tablets, flush the rest down the toilet to make it look like you've taken more than you have. Leave a note to make sure someone will walk in and find you taking them. Get taken to hospital. Let your friends worry about you all night. When you get home in the morning ring round all your friends who missed the excitement to tell them what happened. I only wish I was joking. Example of "real" - pretend to take your medication each day but secretly save it up. Quietly take the whole lot in one go and wash it down with a pint of vodka. Kiss you wife goodnight and go off to bed alone. "Have you had a drink?" "Only a small one" Tell your psychiatrist a few months later when she asks if you've ever attempted suicide before. Example of "I don't want to kill myself but I can't cope and I really need some help" - take lots of tablets. Instantly regret what you've just done. Get scared, call a friend.