Drew Carey Opens Up About His Two Suicide Attempts In Emotional Interview

Drew Carey is best known for making people laugh. He started out as a stand-up comedian, and then got his own sitcom, which propelled him to stardom. From there, he hosted the hilarious improv show, ‘Whose Line Is It Anyway?‘ and of course now he’s known as the host of The Price is Right.

But life wasn’t always so full of laughs and smiles for the 65-year-old star.

He appeared on ‘Who’s Talking To Chris Wallace?‘ this past weekend, and the conversation got pretty deep. Wallace asked Carey about his struggles with depression and his two suicide attempts. For those who didn’t know, Carey first tried to take his own life when he was 18, and then again in his early 20s.

I think the suicide attempts were calls for help. The first time, I was at a frat party. I was so mad that everybody was having a good time. I remember that. I remember walking down the stairs and everybody’s drinking and I was like, ‘What the hell are they so happy about?’ I was just angry that they were so happy. I was just tired of my life and [thought], ‘Who’s gonna miss me?’

He downed a bottle of sleeping pills, but thankfully, he was okay. Even to this day though, Carey still suffers from depression and has thoughts of, “Who’s gonna miss me?”

A  lot of times I think to myself. Like, ‘If I die, I’m just gonna have my body cremated.’ No funeral and anything associated with, like, all my mementos and stuff. You can just burn them and give them away. Like, who cares?

Carey did note that he’s doing much better these days, especially when compared to his darkest days. He says setting goals, being grateful and reading self help books has had the most impact on him.