There's a vast encyclopedia of fears and phobias, and pretty much any object, experience, situation you can think of, there is someone who has a phobia of it. Scott Stossel encyclopediaexperiencefear Change image and share on social
Hugh Grant, who several times has announced that he was thinking of retiring from acting, has said that he suffers from panic attacks when the cameras start rolling. Scott Stossel actannounceattack Change image and share on social
I don't want to be in a position that could make me vomit, like air travel. I've purloined airsick bags and stuffed them everywhere, just in case I ever feel the need to throw up. I haven't vomited since 1977, but I think about it all the time. I recognize that it's irrational, but I'd rather jump out of a window than vomit. Scott Stossel airairsickbag share on social
I have, since the age of about 2, been a twitchy bundle of phobias, fears, and neuroses. And I have, since the age of 10, when I was first taken to a mental hospital for evaluation and then referred to a psychiatrist for treatment, tried in various ways to overcome my anxiety. Scott Stossel ageanxietybundle share on social
There's a book that's critical to understanding anxiety, a 17th-century book, 'The Anatomy of Melancholy,' by Robert Burton. I wanted to write something like that. Scott Stossel 17thanatomyanxiety Change image and share on social
During first grade, I spent nearly every afternoon for months in the school nurse's office, sick with psychosomatic headaches, begging to go home; by third grade, stomachaches had replaced the headaches, but my daily trudge to the infirmary remained the same. Scott Stossel afternoonbegdaily share on social
Even as economic and political freedoms have advanced enormously and generated huge benefits for humanity, they've also created a great deal of anxiety because every time you have to make a choice, there's anxiety about making the wrong one. Scott Stossel advanceanxietybenefit share on social
I had no trouble with strangers finding out about my anxiety. It was my friends and colleagues I was concerned about. Scott Stossel anxietycolleagueconcern Change image and share on social
My parents were not perfect, but no one's parents are. As childhoods go, mine was pretty comfortable and good in a lot of ways, and yet I still ended up with anxiety. Scott Stossel anxietychildhoodcomfortable Change image and share on social
Some people say that in stressful situations I can seem unflappable, and I think that's partly because I'm always kind of internally flapped. Scott Stossel flapinternallykind Change image and share on social