People don’t understand what drives a suicide attempt

I was in the Grade 8 when I first tried to kill myself. I
didn't know then that I had a mental illness. How could I? I was
still riding the school bus in the morning, equipped with my book
bag slung over one shoulder and a lunch packed by my mother in hand.
It's the type of thing that just kind of creeps up on you,
depression is.

Mark Henick