Panic attacks, social anxiety and other perks of being me

At age 13, battling a panic attack just before a press conference for the movie Matinee, at Universal Studios

Recently, I did an interviewand we discussed anxiety disorders. I realized that although I’ve written about that topic inother places, I’ve not addressed it muchon this blog.

It can be challenging totalk about panic attacks and social anxiety. We’ve been taught that it’s either nerdy (think someone with high-waisted pants, sucking on an inhaler at a party) or it’s just regularstress tha...