The phrase "attempting to commit suicide" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in discussions about mental health, crises, or legal contexts regarding self-harm.
Example: "The report highlighted the alarming increase in individuals attempting to commit suicide during the pandemic."
Alternatives: "trying to take one's own life" or "making a suicide attempt."
The attacker was taken into custody after attempting to commit suicide, Chinese media reported.
Police have speculated that Mr Drysdale was attempting to commit suicide.
At the time of their birth she was a voluntary patient at a psychiatric hospital after attempting to commit suicide.
The referee who took charge of Juande Ramos's controversial last game as CSKA Moscow manager is recovering in a psychiatric hospital after attempting to commit suicide.
Last August, Milanov called British actor Fry "sick" for attempting to commit suicide, in a BBC Radio 5 Live rant that heard him liken homosexuality to bestiality.
A court rejected the charge that Irom Sharmila Chanu was "attempting to commit suicide" and ordered her release from judicial custody.
Seeking professional counseling may appear the most effective means of releasing stress and preventing suicide, however, the previous studies have also shown that men in general are also more reluctant to seek professional psychological counseling, [ 21] and also that those with suicidal ideation and who have attempted to commit suicide do not seek help [ 22].
The self-reported booklet of questionnaire included a question "During the past 12 months, had you ever considered suicide?" and a question "During the past 12 months, had you ever attempted to commit suicide?" Participants with positive responses to these two questions were considered to have suicidal ideation and suicide attempt in the past 12 months, respectively.
People attempt to commit suicide.
In 1959 she attempted to commit suicide.
At the age of twelve, she attempted to commit suicide.
