1.

Howie Mandel
In 2009, Howie Mandel revealed to the public that he suffered from obsessive compulsive disorder
(OCD), one type of anxiety disorder. Mandels condition manifests itself in a deep fear of germs.
Because he constantly travels, Mandel keeps a black light and a magnifying glass with him in order to
inspect all of his hotel rooms for bedbugs and germs that could be around the room or on the bed.

2. Whoopi Goldberg
Whoopi Goldberg, a famous actress, comedienne, and talk show host, needs to travel. For Goldberg,
this was complicated for many years because of her deep fear of flying. This type of fear is a phobia,
one specific type of anxiety disorder, often also called aerophobia.

3. Paula Deen
Some anxiety disorders manifest in a persons inability to even leave their own homes to go about
living day-to-day, seriously impeding everything from personal relationships to careers. This was the
case for Paula Deen, the celebrity Southern chef, who developed an anxiety disorder after the loss
of her parents.

4. Donny Osmond
For many people with an anxiety disorder, the constant presence of anxiousness about stressful
triggers is an almost impossible hurdle to get over. In Donny Osmonds cases, that anxiety resulted
in severe panic attacks that would send him to the corner of the room, curled up into the fetal
position and unable to handle any situation.

5. Brian Wilson
Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys is often regarded as one of the most creative and prolific musical artists and songwriters of all
time. Most experts agree that Wilsons battles with anxiety and other mental health disorders likely
were triggered by his childhood experiences with an abusive father and an alcoholic mother.

6. Barbra Streisand

Barbra Streisand is known throughout Hollywood and the music industry for being very reclusive.
She is not often seen in public, and, in fact, she would not perform publicly for nearly 30 years out
of her career.

7. Kim Basinger
Kim Basingers

struggle with anxiety disorders began when she was a child. Basinger

suffers from social

anxiety, panic disorder, and agoraphobia. The condition was so severe

when she was a

child that her parents thought it was possible that she had autism.

8. Vincent van Gogh

Vincent van Gogh has been an interesting case study for psychiatric students throughout the world.
There are a number of theories about the extent of van Goghs mental health disorders, and most
expert agree that the famous artist suffered from a combination of a number of physical and
psychiatric diseases. In addition to bipolar disorder and epilepsy, experts often agree that van Gogh
suffered from anxiety disorders, and his stay in an asylum in the late nineteenth century noted this as
one of van Goghs conditions.

9. Emily Dickinson
It can be difficult to diagnose a psychological condition after someones death, particularly for
historical figures that lived prior to the twentieth century. Emily Dickinson, born in 1830, is one of
Americas most beloved literary figures, and a world famous poetess. Almost as well known as her
poetry, however, is Emily Dickinsons reclusive nature.

10. Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln is famously depicted as somber and serious in photographs and descriptions of him
throughout history books and historical accounts. Lincoln endured many traumatic events throughout
his life, marked by the repeated loss of those close to him. As a young child, he lost his mother, and
when he was only 18, he lost his beloved older sister.

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