So have I.
It's not a cry for help when women try. They just want it to end. They're trying more often than men. Men have higher rates most likely because of the method chosen.
Women think about being found and not wanting to make a mess. Men don't.
For both, they've been thinking about it a long time but the actual act is a sour of the moment thing. Since more men have guns than women, they have a more lethal option for the attempt that most women.