Zac Efron, who is experiencing a renaissance in his acting career after being a teen idol especially for the trilogy of Disney High School Musical (from 2006 to 2008), made it public suffer from agoraphobiaa disorder that consists of an irrational fear of being in places from which it is difficult to escape, outdoors or in closed and very crowded spaces.
The 34-year-old actor starring in the film just released on Apple TV + The biggest beer race everrevealed that his fear of the crowd has given him a resounding determination.
“People in large groups generate a lot of agoraphobia in me. I just don’t go out“. So she told the magazine Men’s healthwhose October issue is the protagonist of an extensive reportage.
Kim Basinger and her struggle
Kim Basinger recently opened the Jada Pinkett talk show Interview at the red table about how has struggled with agoraphobia for years.
The actress recalled that as a child she suffered from anxiety and that she was afraid that something might happen to her mother, so she felt that “she always had to be at home to save her”. This was leading to agoraphobia, to the point “that he could not leave the house“. And as an adult the situation got worse because “I couldn’t go out to dinner nor could I have people in my house”.
Kim Basinger has been in therapy for years: “You always live with a dry mouth, you are very shaky, you are always exhausted. It is as if something closes completely inside you and you have to relearn everything “.
To that fear, the actress of Nine and a half weeks added another one:I didn’t want to tell anyone at work what was going on.“. Fortunately, her daughter Ireland, the fruit of her marriage with Alec BaldwinIt was his refuge in the most complicated moments. “She took me out of my shell,” she revealed.
The case of Emma Stone
After winning the Oscar for La La Terra, Emma Stone shared the mental health issues that have accompanied her since she was a child. She the actress confessed to it He had his first panic attack at the age of seven.. Anxiety, agoraphobia and nervous problems have accompanied her for many years.
“I suffered from acute anxiety from 8 to 11 years old. Although she was being treated, she had panic attacks and a few episodes of agoraphobia. I couldn’t stay away from my mother”Revealed Emma Stone in an interview for The Wall Street newspaper.
Over time, Stone hShe learned to manage her ailments through meditation and therapy, and believes that dialogue helps a lot. “If I can do something to say ‘Hey, I understand you and I’m with you and you can go out on the street and chase your dreams and have great relationships with other people,’ I hope I can,” he said.
Woody, my poor little angel and more
Billy Bob Thornton told the BBC that he probably suffered from mild agoraphobia, as for years he was reluctant to go out and a “Paralyzing fear” of public places. singer and actor Donni Osmond He assured in 2000 that he “would choose death” instead of acting if given a choice.
Perhaps the best known of all celebrities with phobias and neuroses is Woody Allenand of course, he also suffered from agoraphobia. The director spent many years assisting a psychoanalyst.
the veteran actress Sally Campo He also claimed on several occasions that he suffered from anxiety attacks before attending public events.
Macaulay Culkin he had to deal with that disorder from a very young age. The tsunami of instant fame he faced afterwards My poor angel transformed into agoraphobia.
“I didn’t go to a therapist and he told me. I knew when I started going out and I felt that the buildings were going to eat me. I didn’t even know I wasn’t out of the house much, “he explained to CNN years ago. The actor confessed. he solved his problem by taking care of a companion dog and having to take him out at least three times a day.
Source: La Vanguardia / Elena Castells
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