EC PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY Phenomenological Perspective Suicide Attempt: A Phenomenological Hermeneutic Perspective

The aim of this article is to show a phenomenological hermeneutic understanding of the experience of those who think of suicide. We begin this study by assuming an unnatural attitude towards the phenomenon, that is, by avoiding the interpretations that are naturally established about suicide, such as illness, suffering, and despair, among others. These characteristics attributed to the one who thinks or carries out the act of putting an end to life are noticeable in our historical horizon. In this way, both health professionals and laypeople tend to take them as positive characteristics that identify a person as potentially suicidal. By assuming an unnatural attitude towards the phenomenon of suicide, it was possible to avoid the natural attitude and to understand that, given that it is a phenomenon and not a fact, the act of ending life can only be apprehended in the experience of one who thinks about ending his life.