This list of celebrities who suffer from anxiety is loosely ranked by fame and popularity. Anxiety is a condition associated with nervous feelings and compulsive behaviors. Several famous actors, musicians, comedians, and athletes suffer from anxiety in one form or another. A few famous singers have even experienced crippling anxiety attacks during live performances.
Who is the most famous person who suffers from anxiety? Jessica Alba tops this list. She has anxiety in the form of OCD. Donny Osmond suffers from social anxiety. He describes the feeling saying, "Once the fear of embarrassing myself grabbed me, I couldn't get loose. It was as if a bizarre and terrifying unreality had replaced everything that was familiar and safe. I felt powerless to think or reason my way out of the panic."
New Kids on the Block singer Jonathan Knight has such bad anxiety that he has left the stage during live performances due to panic attacks. Carly Simon also suffered from anxiety that led to mid-concert panic attacks.
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Barbra Streisand
Barbra Streisand suffers from performance anxiety before a big show.
David Beckham
In 2014, David Beckham said that he plays with Legos as a way to calm himself down when he is feeling anxious.
Jessica Alba
Sin City actress Jessica Alba has anxiety in the form of OCD.
Johnny Depp
Johnny Depp suffers from social anxiety. He said, "When I was in a social situation, I was nervous and uncomfortable. The only way I could get through it was to drink my guts out. I wasted a lot of years."
John Mayer
John Mayer takes Xanax to treat his anxiety.
Michael Jackson
"Thriller" singer Michael Jackson was known to suffer from panic attacks throughout his life.
Nicole Kidman
Nicole Kidman suffers from panic attacks. She explains, "I would panic in front of all the cameras. My hands start shaking and I have trouble breathing. Tom [Cruise] would always whisper to me that everything was all right."
Olivia Munn
Olivia Munn has the anxiety disorder trichotillomania, which causes her to pull out her eyelashes.
Oprah Winfrey
Talk show queen Oprah Winfrey has suffered from anxiety throughout her life.
Zach Braff
Zach Braff says that his anxiety was his best friend growing up. He explains, "People ask who my best friend was when I was a kid and I tell them anxiety. Seriously. I was diagnosed with OCD when I was 10 and I’ve had experience with all the twitchy disorders over the years.”