I was around 9 years old when I had my first suicide attempt. My mother chalked it up to being an attention seeking device and refused to get me help. No matter how many attempts I had she would always, I MEAN ALWAYS try to handle it herself instead of getting me any real help. I would not get the help I needed until I was around 14 and that was because she was FORCED by the school system to find me a therapist and psychiatrist. Mom was totally against it, but relented when a huge court case involving neglect took place. I would eventually be placed in a foster home, but that is another story for another time.
I sometimes wonder if I would have gotten treatment when I first developed symptoms would my symptoms be less severe now? By the way, I am still angry with mom for ignoring my problems and forcing to suffer for so long in silence.