List of people with an anxiety disorder explained

Numerous notable people have had some form of anxiety disorder. This is a list of people accompanied by verifiable source associating them with one or more anxiety-based mental health disorders based on their own public statements; this discussion is sometimes tied to the larger topic of creativity and mental illness. In the case of dead people only, individuals with a speculative or retrospective diagnosis should only be listed if they are accompanied by a source reflective of the mainstream, academic view. Individuals should not be added to this list unless the disorder is regularly and commonly mentioned in mainstream, reliable sources.

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  40. Web site: O'Malley . Katie . Kendall Jenner Reveals She Was On The 'Verge Of A Mental Breakdown' In 2017 . . 10 May 2019 . 7 August 2018.
  41. Web site: Scarlett Johansson's anxiety attacks. Female First.
  42. Web site: Naomi Judd reveals she considered suicide while in 'dark hole of depression'. Dawn. Randee. 5 December 2017. Today.
  43. Web site: Nicole: My battle with panic attacks. Evening Standard. 19 March 2002.
  44. Web site: Jennifer Lawrence's Confession About Anxiety Is Something We Can All Relate To. Lucy. Bode. 21 September 2017. womenshealth.com.au.
  45. Web site: Emily Lloyd: I've beaten depression, drugs, Tourette's and obsessive compulsive disorder. Daily Mirror. 11 May 2013.
  46. Web site: Locklear in Care for Anxiety, Depression. 26 June 2008. ABC News.
  47. Web site: Lewis. Amy . Demi Lovato on overcoming her anxiety and body image anguish. . 28 June 2016. 20 April 2018.
  48. Web site: Shultz . Alex . Kevin Love on How to Find the Right Therapist, and What to Do If You Can't Afford One . . 15 May 2019 . en . 9 May 2019.
  49. Web site: Novak . Kim . Mabel says music helped her cope with crippling anxiety and depression . 26 July 2019 . 2022-05-19.
  50. Web site: Gulitti . Tom . Clint Malarchuk has new lease on life . . 17 May 2019 . 15 March 2017.
  51. Malik . Zayn . Why I Went Public With My Anxiety . . 10 May 2019 . 31 October 2016.
  52. Web site: Howie Mandel 'Deals' Publicly With OCD. 1 December 2009. ABC News.
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  55. Web site: Shawn Mendes Made a Really Important Point About Therapy. 21 April 2018.
  56. Web site: Ant McPartlin opens up about battle with depression, anxiety and addiction. NME. 18 June 2017.
  57. Web site: Tan . Pakkee . TWICE's Mina Confirmed To Be Suffering From Anxiety Disorder . 27 August 2019 . E! News . 31 October 2020.
  58. Web site: Loh . Keng Fatt . Twice singer Mina, who took time out to battle anxiety attacks, back on stage in Japan . . May 20, 2020 . February 12, 2020.
  59. Web site: Dong . Sun-hwa . Extreme anxiety forces TWICE's Mina from world tour . . December 1, 2019. July 12, 2019.
  60. Web site: Bill Murray reveals how John Prine helped fight depression. 24 July 2021.
  61. Web site: Donny Osmond Confronts Panic – 48 Hours . . 15 May 2019 . 24 February 2000.
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  69. Web site: LeAnn Rimes and Other Stars Open Up About Anxiety Struggle. Abbey. Jennifer . Disney–ABC Television Group. 1 March 2019.
  70. Web site: Winona Ryder opens up about her depression and anxiety. Dazed. 8 August 2016.
  71. Web site: Ben Schwartz, voice of Sonic, worries he might not fit in in Hollywood. The Jerusalem Post.
  72. Web site: Amanda Seyfried on Her Mental Health, Her Dog, and Those Eyes . DeNicolo . David . 18 October 2016 . . 13 November 2020.
  73. Web site: Sarah Silverman Opens Up About Her Battle With Depression and Her Gutsiest Career Move Yet. Genevieve. Field. 13 October 2015. Glamour.
  74. Web site: Kilkenny . Katie . 2018-05-31 . Howard Stern Opens Up About Psychotherapy, OCD: "I Was a Young Man Full of Rage" . 2022-05-30 . The Hollywood Reporter . en-US.
  75. Web site: Gonzalez . Sandra . Emma Stone opens up about ongoing battle with anxiety . . 2 October 2018 . 10 May 2019.
  76. News: Zoella pens honest post about battling anxiety in a social media obsessed world. Glamour. 5 November 2020.
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  78. Web site: Charlize Theron on how her kids have helped with her anxiety. Griffiths. Emmy. 12 April 2017. Hello!.
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  81. Web site: Why This Ballerina With Panic Disorder and Depression Refuses to Apologize for Her Mental Illness . Klein . Sarah . 22 May 2018 . . 13 November 2020.
  82. Web site: Getaneh . Mary . Actor Wil Wheaton opens up about mental illness before his visit to Calgary . thestar.com . 6 April 2019 . en . 20 April 2018.
  83. Web site: Max . Mike . Royce White On How He's Learned To Respond To Anxiety . . 17 May 2019 . en . 12 May 2018.
  84. Web site: Matilda Child Star Mara Wilson Battled OCD and Depression – and More Revelations from Her Emotional Memoir. Nelson. Jeff . 24 August 2016 . People.