It seems that there's a widespread belief that a stomach pump will always sort everything out, and there'll be tearful, chastened family and/or friends at the bedside... maybe, finally ready to listen to someone who doesn't feel heard? I can't think of a name or date offhand but I'm pretty sure I've seen soaps, movies and dramas where the unrealistic stomach pump/reconciliation story was used, it feels SO familiar to me from fiction. I've never felt that way, but a close friend's situation made me understand why someone people feel that a suicide attempt as a "cry for help" seems like a good choice at the time. I also think that, given the high success rate for procedures like resus on TV dramas, there is also a belief being promoted that once you're in A&E, everything can get fixed and life goes on as normal. Perhaps major soaps like EastEnders, Hollyoaks and whatever should have a story feat. a "cry for help" that ends in an ugly and unwanted death from paracetamol overdose? I can't think of any other way to get the message across to the majority of people (I realise this is about as likely as an epsiode where everyone gets along, treats each other with respect, and the main characters get through the day with no dramas....).