Confidence Quote by Scott Stossel

“According to recent epidemiological data, the “lifetime incidence” of anxiety disorder is more than 25 percent—which, if true, means that one in four of…

— Scott Stossel

I wanted to put a human face on anxiety disorders. I thought people who suffer from anxiety might recognize themselves and gain some comfort…

— Scott Stossel

Barbra Streisand developed overwhelming performance anxiety at the height of her career; for 27 years she refused to perform for the general public, appearing…

— Scott Stossel

All the textbooks talk about avoidance as a classic hallmark of anxiety disorder. So you need a therapist who is sympathetic and understanding but…

— Scott Stossel

During high school, I would purposely lose tennis and squash matches to escape the agony of anxiety that competitive situations would provoke in me.

— Scott Stossel

“The truth is that anxiety is at once a function of biology and philosophy, body and mind, instinct and reason, personality and culture. Even…

— Scott Stossel

It's possible that I would have been better suited to being a penguin keeper. Starting out, I thought being a writer would enable me…

— Scott Stossel

Generally speaking, the anxiety will pass, which is easy for me to say when I'm not in the middle of an anxiety attack. When…

— Scott Stossel

I have, since the age of about 2, been a twitchy bundle of phobias, fears, and neuroses. And I have, since the age of…

— Scott Stossel

When I was 5 and my sister was 3, we went on a family trip, and she ate cheese off the floor at an…

— Scott Stossel

People who suffer from anxiety are very good at hiding it. That can often be a contributor to the anxiety because the gap between…

— Scott Stossel

“Studies of the DSM-II found that when two psychiatrists consulted the same patient, they gave the same DSM diagnosis only between 32 and 42…

— Scott Stossel