ABSTRACT
So some intentional self harm that could end in death, does not have death as its aim. In spite of this, when the protagonist ends up dead, it is most often referred to as suicide, the act of intentional and intended, wished-for self destruction. Or at least this is the tendency if the circumstances suggest that the person may have been attempting to kill himself. When a person ends up alive, after acting in a similar way, it is common to talk in terms of attempted suicide, even when there is little evidence that death was his intention.
