The suicide attempt occurrence is a strong predictor for a suicide to happen. The present article considers a suicide attempt as a pain-act resulting from traumatic living experiences. The complex psychic situation of five individuals who attempted to commit suicide was analyzed through qualitative methodology. Four semi-constructed interviews have been carried out and they were the main instrument for data collecting. The data were analyzed through the Interpretative Analysis methodology based on Psychoanalytic Theory. Five assertions have been identified, which allowed us to understand the importance of the psychic damage caused by trauma as well as the relevance of careful listening and acceptance in the situation of suicide attempt.
suicide attempt; pain-act; psychic trauma
