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Charles
Darwin ( 1809 - 1882)
The famous
naturalist who wrote On the Origin of
Species by Means of Natural Selection
probably suffered from panic disorder,
based on his description of his symptoms
in his journals.
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Edvard
Munch (1863-1944)
Perhaps the
best known of all Munch's paintings is
The Scream. In 1908 Munch's anxiety
became acute and he was
hospitalized.
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Nikola
Tesla (1856-1943)
Among his
many accomplishments, Tesla invented
ffluorescent lighting and a bladeless
turbine. He is credited with developing
the fundamentals of robotry, computers and
missile science. Following the trauma of
his older brother dying when he was only 5
years old, Tesla reportedly developed many
phobias and perfectionistic compulsions.
He also suffered from panic attack - like
symptoms.
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Barbra
Streisand (1942 - )
She's a
highly talented singer, actress, and movie
director, but after forgetting the words
to several songs during a concert in the
1960's, she became anxious that it might
happen again. Her anxiety evolved into
social phobia and she didn't sing again in
public for 27 years.
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