Pattern 2 : Attempting as Transforming
All transcripts demonstrated evidence that the attempt itself created a division or a shift between life before and after the attempt. Prior to and during the attempt all participants expressed a common thread of feeling unconnected to their support group. After they attempted suicide the end story described a reconnection with family and initiation of a connection with counselors . The inpatient treatment helped facilitate the realization that the connection had been there all along and that connection is dynamic. Transforming this state of being is not a cognitive process, but rather a pre-conscious event intended to cause a shift in one's life.