Keely CarneyLessons from my 796th Emotional Breakdown (Because Apparently My Fiancé Keeps Track)Recently, I had a full on emotional breakdown.Apr 3, 2019Apr 3, 2019
Keely Carney“You know what I want to read about?“You know what I want to read about?” my friend asks. “How it’s okay to have 11 years in recovery and still want to kill yourself…Apr 2, 2019Apr 2, 2019
Keely Carney“You know what I want to read about?“You know what I want to read about?” my friend asks. “How it’s okay to have 11 years in recovery and still want to kill yourself…Mar 28, 2019Mar 28, 2019
Keely CarneyIn Favor of Sloppy WritingBreaking news: I’m going to be publishing sloppy writing. Lucky you, right?Jul 21, 2017Jul 21, 2017
Keely CarneyHow do you best help people with depression?I’ve been mulling that question over for months. I feel an intense calling to help people with depression, people who suffer the way I’ve…Jun 6, 2017Jun 6, 2017
Keely CarneyYou (Yes You) are Resilient AFI try to do my writing first thing in the morning. On this particular day, Sam wakes up to find me puffy eyed, viciously banging on my…May 23, 2017May 23, 2017
Keely CarneyI was doomed to a life of despair…until I wasn’t.The number of labels I’ve had tossed around my depression is mind-boggling.May 22, 2017May 22, 2017
Keely Carney“Forget that depression and despair…see me as shiny and happy”I’m squatting on the kitchen floor, feeding strawberries into my juicer. I’m grinning wildly, enthralled with what I’m doing. My energy is…May 19, 2017May 19, 2017
Keely CarneySomeone make you feel inferior? “Fuck ‘em”“If anybody makes you feel like you have to be someone different than who you are, fuck ‘em. Me included.”May 18, 2017May 18, 2017
Keely CarneyConversations With My Steering Wheel“That’s one of the reasons I want to start seeing a therapist,” I say to Sam. Or at least he generously accepts that I’m saying it to him…May 15, 2017May 15, 2017