Sinead O'Connor Suicide Attempt: Singer Admits to Overdosing on Pills Last Week

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After pleading for psychiatric help on Twitter, Sinead O'Connor has revealed that she tried to commit suicide last week.

The Irish singer admitted to the attempt to U.K. newspaper The Sun. "I took an overdose," O'Connor said. "God obviously wants me around -- though I can't think why."

The 45-year-old O'Connor's overdose took place last Thursday, Jan. 5, in Los Angeles. Then, The Sun reports, she thought of trying again just two days ago while she was being treated in an Irish hospital for a broken ankle. As for her Twitter plea, O'Connor said, "I just had to make a cry for help."