Drew Carey Admits Suicide Attempts
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In an interview with Nancy O’Dell in Access Hollywood, Drew Carey said that he attempted suicide twice when he was a young man. The 49-year-old comedian said that he suffered depression for a long time, and intentionally took overdose on pills at age 18 and again in his early 20s.
He stated “There is a reason we want attention all the time”. “Living in Hollywood, you can get disconnected from everybody. You can feel like you are the only one. So you feel it, you hold it in and you don’t let it go, and you don’t try to find help because you think, ‘Oh man, if I tell anybody, I’m going to seem like I’m weak. I won’t get a movie deal, I won’t get invited to…’ whatever goes through your head.”
And when he was speaking about fellow star Owen Wilson, who attempted suicide last month, Carey said “it’s going to sound cold, but I wasn’t reading the paper going ‘Oh poor guy.’ I was thinking, I hope he’s learning what he is supposed to be learning from this experience and not wasting the opportunity to learn.”
Drew Carey also spoke about the inspiration he found through self-help books. He said that he just read every single book he got hold of. He even said that he is always coming out bigger, better, stronger, and happier.”
He is presently hosting the primetime game show Power of 10, Drew Carey also believes the wheel of The Price Is Right beginning October 15.