My dad is an alcoholic with bipolar disorder, and he has alluded to suicide many times.
It’s terrible, but along with his issues he’s also a narcissist who thrives on attention, therefore I know he would never do it.
Taking his own life would mean missing the reactions of people he blames for the bed he’s made, and everything he has done/said has always been about attention.
The self loathing, playing the victim and being your own worst enemy are all things that come with the territory. It’s SO hard to pull people like that out their wallowing self pity, after a while you realize that nothing works.
I tried everything, just like everyone has tried to save Bam.

The major difference is that my Dad has now been sober for over a year and has put in the work to turn things around.
He was also an amazing father when I was younger, and he and my Mum were happily married.
Giving up booze is something that HE had to do, and I’m very proud of him for that.
He doesn’t have a relationship with my brother anymore because of this, and therefore his granddaughter, and living with that pain is the hardest of all.
The point is I’ve seen it firsthand and my Dad isn’t a multimillionaire, there’s a pattern with these personality types- let’s just hope Bam gets his shit together before his Son wants nothing to do with him.