An apartment fire

A 55-year old woman in Oklahoma tried to kill herself by setting her apartment on fire. While the entire building housing three apartments was damaged, the woman herself was rescued by firefighters. From burns to injured lungs from smoke inhalation, she ended up hurting herself just enough to make life painful for her but not enough to die. In addition, she may be facing a criminal charge for arson.

More attempts with worsening economy

With the economy worsening the way it has been, it's quite possible that the number of suicide attempts could grow drastically in the near future. The sad thing is that most suicide attempts will end up in failure, where many of the cases would result in permanent and severe damage, making a terrible situation for someone even worse.

Storage building fire

A 28-year old man in Iowa tried to kill himself by setting a storage building on fire with himself inside. While the fire burned down the building, it failed to kill the man. Not only did he end up with painful burns that may follow him for the rest of his life, he also ended up being arrested for arson.

Trying to kill yourself like an insect

A 37-year old woman in India tried to commit suicide by ingesting insecticide. However, her husband found her and rushed her to the hospital, where she was operated on. She will survive, but at least she should now know that an unsuccessful attempt at killing yourself could get you cut open, with the doctors doing who knows what inside your body.

Potential murderer screwing up headshot

After shooting his significant other multiple times, a man in Houston tried to kill himself by shooting himself in the head. It didn't blow his brains out, however. Instead, he found himself in the hospital, and his next stop will probably be in jail for attempted murder.