famous social phobics

why_do_I_try

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ever wondered if there is such a thing, i hope there is because it proves how someone with this can amount to something so opposite to sp. ive been reading a bit about kurt cobain and was wondering if anybody here also thinks he had sp? anyone think any other famous ppl are sp
 

kattness

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shirley manson!!!!! i saw her play with garbage in june,believe me shes far from s/a, shes always had her ups n downs with depression though.
plus everyones afraid at interviews, but the people interviewin shirley was the biggest producer at that time(butch vig) i dont blame her. besides shes done some really un s/a things i.e having sex with 17 guys in a limo lol.

i think thats the same with kurt, he never had s/a, he just hated being famous, he couldnt deal. He just wanted a small underground seattle band. i think the reason why people think they have/had s/a is cos of the depression and their unwillingness of being out of control rock stars.

they are/were 2 very strong people and i worship the ground they both walked on.kurts my god and shirleys my idol.sorry if i seem to obbessed.

If anyone i can think of whos most likely to of had s/a its draw barrymore.
 

LittleMissScareAll

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I think Anthony Hopkins may have SP...I'm not 100% sure on that, but I saw an interview with him once and everything he said basically sounded like me...he said he doesn't like being around people much.
 

annie

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Kim Basinger suffered more from agoraphobia from what I have read.

Suzie O'Neil 'madam butterfly' Olympic Gold Medalist/Swimmer suffered from SP and recently Petria Thomas also an Olympic Gold Medalist/Swimmer launched a book on her experience with depression.

Jim Carey apparently has Bipolar and so does Maurice Bernard from the soapie General Hospital.

Patty Duke is known for having Bipolar for many years and went undiagnosed until about 10 or so years ago. They made a movie about her story called "just call me Anna".

In Australia we have had some alot of sportpeople came out and say they some sort of mental health problem, like Michael Slater a former test cricketer also having Bipolar and panic disorder.

As you can see mental illness can touch anyone, so we are not alone.

annie :)
 

rainstreet

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ever wondered if there is such a thing, i hope there is because it proves how someone with this can amount to something so opposite to sp. ive been reading a bit about kurt cobain and was wondering if anybody here also thinks he had sp? anyone think any other famous ppl are sp
i think that andy warhol had serious problems. sp was certainly one of them. watch an interview with the guy.
 

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I think Anthony Hopkins may have SP...I'm not 100% sure on that, but I saw an interview with him once and everything he said basically sounded like me...he said he doesn't like being around people much.

aye, i seen that aswell i think, where hes walking along the beech getting interviewed.
this film here "instinct" is really great i think, he seems to fit well in reclusive films

Instinct (1999)
 

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shirley manson!!!!! i saw her play with garbage in june,believe me shes far from s/a, shes always had her ups n downs with depression though.
plus everyones afraid at interviews, but the people interviewin shirley was the biggest producer at that time(butch vig) i dont blame her. besides shes done some really un s/a things i.e having sex with 17 guys in a limo lol.

aye she has had her ups and downs, but dont believe all that that crap you read in the newspaper or magazines
the last time i saw her getting properly interviewed on scottish tv, she was at a school or something helping children to read books. (something like that anyway)
she didnt look anything like how youd see her in concert or videos. you would of passed her in the street without recognising her, cause she just looked 'normal'
 

Abby

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shirley manson!!!!! i saw her play with garbage in june,believe me shes far from s/a

i am also a huge Shirley Manson fan...and after seeing her perform on-stage with the super-outgoing Gwen Stefani, one could *definitely* tell that she's got some anxiety issues...yet, you're right - when she's just performing with her band, those issues aren't apparent at all....

in fact, coincidentally, i just thought of another incident involving Gwen Stefani that helps prove Shirley's SA tendencies - several years ago, i remember her talking about the time a presenter at the Grammy's cancelled at the very last minute and the producers asking her if she'd be willing to fill in. she freaked out, saying there was NO WAY she could handle it due to anxiety - and suggested that they ask Gwen Stefani instead....they did - and Gwen agreed.
 

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kristen stewart? I think that's her name. She the girl in twilight.

aye thats her name, she was in the film 'into the wild'. ive never watched twilight.

there must be loads of famous social phobics, can you imagine it, the media outside your house all the time!! tae hell with carry on!
 

Felgen

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Ya man from The Vines has something similar, not sure its SP though. Doesn't like pressure and gets agitated around certain people.
He kicked a photographer :D

Craig Nicholls has Asperger's syndrome, a disorder which often leads to social anxiety. Furthermore, he used to be a heavy stoner, which also explains some of his behaviour.
 
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