Anxiety and the famous

I think you have to find what works for you,I went through a really bad period of anxiety attacks a number of years ago ,my trick was to paint on a smile and dive into whatever I had to do .I often was left sick and shaking once I'd done it but eventually the attacks became less ,I think,because I didn't let them overwhelm me .My attacks were caused by an arson attack and subsequent threatening phone calls and I felt if I gave in to them I was letting the guy who did it win.I wasn't about to let that happen.I wish you well in finding a strategy that works for you

It might be that 'celebrities' have more money for therapy and other kinds of support.

Get yourself a copy of a book called "Self Help For Your Nerves" by Claire Weeks (available on Amazon). It really helped me.
Good Luck Daisy xx

Some need a degree of anxiety, they get a high from it, or they have their own coping method .

There is no this way is the only way, you have a coping strategy and it helps so why feel as you do about your thoughts, they don't hurt anyone .

It is a wretched illness and people who live with it and keep battling are not weak but very brave , good luck x

When I get out I look around myself, hate to say it but usually look at those older or less able than myself, and think if they can do it so can I. There is inspiration everywhere, I just need to remember this when the anxiety is in full flight. The symptoms are so strong at times it really p....es me off, not to mention the rest of the family, I just want to run home. That's why I wondered if celebrities use this as a fashion illness, they don't appear to struggle at all with it! Note to self... stop watching rubbish tv lol.

There are different levels of anxiety . People can be anxious if having a dental appointment , if the anxiety level isn't hitting the roof they go, possibly shakey and/or feeling sick, I do know of a lady who extracted two teeth with pliers rather than visit The dentist.

I was involved with No Panic from the very early days, started in 1989 by Colin Hammond who had agoraphobia , I no longer work for the charity.

There at different opinions on overcoming anxiety , pull your self together is no different to telling someone with measles to rub of the rash.

Forget the celebrities, what advice do you follow to get yourself out?

I suspect that as with other mental health problems, there may have been some increase in anxiety because life is so busy and expectations so high. I do believe though, that greater awareness of anxiety/depression etc and changes in the way society views these things mean its more likely to be spoken of.
Many of us will have grown up with fathers who had 'bad' wars. A couple of my close friends had fathers who returned from Japanese prisoner of war camps with what would now be called post trauma. These men often had awful mood swings, were emotionally unavailable and generally were not the loving husbands and fathers they could have been. It just wasn't spoken of in the way it would be now.
Give yourself a break - pull yourself together is a phrase that helps no one.