Have you ever felt suicidal like actually thought of attempting or attempted? If so that should be an obvious sign to any mental health professional that you likely have mental health issues. Even if it was more of an 'attention' thing certainly still seems like a concern...and probably some sort of mental health issue there as well. I mean I am pretty sure most people don't act suicidal or try to make it look like they attempted for attention...due to the obvious danger of doing so.

I have felt like trying more than once, and I had one suicide attempt by overdose...when I was 15, though some people seem to doubt I actually had the intent of it working....I actually did but of course I had a while to think about it before anything happened and so I ended up admitting what I did to a couple people.

I would perhaps look into finding a mental health professional who is more concerned with helping then the exact 'why' behind why you need the help. But those can be rather hard to find...there are also a lot that just prescribe meds but suck at following up or don't really ask much about your actual state of mind.