16 Celebrities With Anxiety Disorders

Intense anxiety or panic sensations that are directly attributed to a physical health issue are included in anxiety disorders that are caused by medical conditions. Generalized anxiety disorder symptoms include chronic and excessive anxiety, excessive worry, and stress over ordinary or everyday things.

Not only common people but even your much-revered celebrities are also victims of Anxiety Disorders.

We have compiled a list of 16 celebrities who have anxiety disorders.

Oprah Winfrey

Winfrey acknowledged in an interview that stress almost led to a nervous breakdown. Going from one thing to the next to the next was all there was at first, she recalled, along with a feeling of speed and numbness. Oprah understood that if she did not calm down, she will experience trouble.

Stephen Colbert

In his late 20s, Stephen Colbert, the host of The Late Show, first experienced panic attacks. He soon understood that the key to managing his anxiety was to perform. Creating something helped him from just spinning apart like an unweighted flywheel. Since then, he has not stopped.

Kourtney Kardashian

Kardashian has nausea when she is anxious. She explained on her blog that when her anxiety is severe, it seems her body is continuously burning calories. On days like this, she tries to avoid anything that could make it worse, including caffeine, alcohol, and too much sugar.

Busy Philipps

Talking about her problems on her podcast and social media has reduced the anxiousness of the co-star of Cougar Town. Moreover, she dons an "anxiety necklace". She added in a People magazine article, that she was proud to wear her anxiousness around her neck for everyone to see. Every day, she put a lot of effort into getting through it and preventing it from ruining her day.

Kristen Stewart

This Twilight movie star previously experienced panic attacks, and she is concerned that they would happen again. Yet, she said in an interview with Elle that she had managed to control her anxiousness. The actress hoped that everything happening now will turn out well, but she was confident that life is good and that she will be okay no matter what.

Adele

This superstar struggles with performance anxiety when on tour. She admitted to being afraid of audiences in a Rolling Stone interview. She once left a play in Amsterdam by the fire exit because she was anxious. She has to put up with it. But she detests traveling. Her anxiety attacks are frequent.

Missy Elliott

Elliott has a severe panic attack the night before her 2015 Super Bowl halftime performance, necessitating medical attention. She gave herself a pep talk just before her cameo. In an interview with Billboard magazine, she said that if she can get past one step, she knew that all her dancing steps will be perfect. She knew that the only thing that kept her up and carried her through that performance was the grace of God.

Kim Kardashian

When she's driving, her anxiousness gets heightened. Breathing exercises and other techniques, such as therapy, have been beneficial. She wants to overcome her anxieties and enjoy life. In a reality television program about her family, she stated that she never experienced anxiousness, and wanted to take back her life.

Kristen Bell

This actress has been taking antidepressants and anxiety medications since she was a little child. She discussed it in an interview. She continues to take it today, and she doesn't feel guilty about it because her mother had advised her to seek medical attention and psychological counseling if she started to feel this way.

Ellie Goulding

This singer-songwriter would cover her face with a pillow when her panic attacks began. She did this so that others would not notice her. In a personal essay, she said that part of what caused her panic attacks was not feeling confident enough to trust in herself. She was afraid she wasn't as brilliant of a vocalist as everyone thought her to be. And as the stakes increased, she became concerned that she may let everyone—including herself—down.

Emma Stone

She had such severe panic attacks as a child that she had to deal with them by writing her book, "I Am Larger Than My Anxiety". When she was around 7, she thought the home was on fire. In a Rolling Stone interview, she stated that she could feel it. She did not have a hallucination. It was just a tightening in her chest and a sense that the world was ending. Although she occasionally experienced such flare-ups, her worry persisted.

Miley Cyrus

This former child star is now a pop megastar. She revealed to Marie Claire that she had early-onset performance anxiety, which led her to postpone multiple performances. Suddenly, she said, it began to come from anxiousness. She would be out with her friends and feel guilty for not having more fun. She found herself in a situation where it appears impossible to escape.

Joey Votto

This Cincinnati Reds star started getting panic attacks soon after his father passed away in 2008, and they were so bad that he was hospitalized twice the following season. In an interview with the Toronto Star, he remarked that it was hard to put into words what it felt like to go through it. If anyone ever experienced panic attacks, anxiety, or depression, they know how difficult it is to work.

Sarah Silverman

In an interview with Glamour, this comedian detailed what a panic attack feels like. Every breath is difficult. It felt like you are perishing and going to pass away. It is a terrible feeling.

Lena Dunham

The actress's illness is best managed with counseling and exercise. She wrote on Instagram that to combat anxiety, OCD, or depression, one must exercise. It took her roughly 16 years of medication to listen.

Dan Harris

The co-anchor of ABC's Nightline experienced a panic attack in 2004. Ten years later, he published a New York Times bestseller about his struggles with anxiety. He also loves meditation a lot. In a television interview, he asserted that meditation is an approachable, practical, and scientifically studied strategy to become noticeably happier, calmer, and friendlier.

Conclusion

As you can see, many of your much-revered celebrities also have anxiety disorders. One must not be ashamed and not speak about it. Instead one must find out ways to cope with it effectively and not harm their daily lives.