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“I had kind of a mental health breakdown,” Tyson said, describing sleep deprivation so severe she felt drunk and anxiety attacks that left her gasping for air.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Just two years ago, Munn was recuperating from months of anxiety attacks that followed Malcolm’s birth.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2025

Maksym, who has attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, has struggled to cope and has been having anxiety attacks, said his mother, Maryna Honcharova.

From New York Times • Nov. 21, 2023

“I have anxiety attacks whenever there is a board meeting because I don’t know what you have up your sleeve.”

From Seattle Times • Nov. 16, 2023

But just as fog didn’t stop them from flying and an official reprimand didn’t stop them from using their own maintenance system, exhaustion and anxiety attacks didn’t stop them from fighting.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein