Anxiety Among Celebrities: A Closer Look

 7.Missy Elliott
The evening before her Super Bowl halftime performance in 2015, Elliott had an extreme panic attack which required medical assistance. Just before her cameo, she gave herself a pep talk. “I said, ‘If I can get over this step, then I know all my dance steps will be on point,’ ” she told Billboard magazine. “I know it was nothing but the grace of God that lifted me up and took me through that performance.”

8.Kim Kardashian
Her anxiety is heightened when she’s behind the wheel. Therapy and other strategies, like breathing exercises, have helped. “I just want to get past my anxiety and live life. … I never had anxiety, and I want to take back my life,” she said in one episode of her family’s reality television series.