{"id":2165497,"date":"2026-09-26T19:44:34","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T16:44:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2165497"},"modified":"2026-09-26T19:44:34","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T16:44:34","slug":"sylvester-stallone-opens-up-about-severe-anxiety-recurring-attacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2165497","title":{"rendered":"Sylvester Stallone Opens Up About Severe Anxiety &amp; Recurring Attacks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/24\/16by9\/2026\/09\/26\/24034154edac46e5b56b7de503cdd784_xl.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">Sylvester Stallone Opens Up About Severe Anxiety &amp; Recurring Attacks<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Sylvester Stallone<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">My First Anxiety-Induced Attack Nearly KO&#8217;d Me!<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"google-preferred-btn js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-icon.svg\" alt=\"Google\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"google-preferred-btn__title\">Add TMZ on Google<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-09-26T12:44:34-07:00\"><br \/>\n                              September 26, 2026<br \/>\n                            12:44 PM PDT<\/time><span class=\"divider\">|<\/span><br \/>\n                                                                Updated <time class=\"updated-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-09-26T15:07:47-07:00\"><br \/>\n                                  September 26, 2026<br \/>\n                                3:07 PM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-d1827331b13fad1edba405e14cfcf468\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260926_24034154edac46e5b56b7de503cdd784\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:1b41255b-9ef8-402c-818e-9f88d70b89d2\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/24\/4by3\/2026\/09\/26\/24034154edac46e5b56b7de503cdd784_md.jpg\" alt=\"Sylvester-Stallone-getty-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-56ebcc8362483773bf8981721876f811\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/sylvester-stallone\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Sylvester Stallone<\/strong><\/a> is opening up about how he&#8217;s quietly suffered anxiety-induced attacks for decades &#8230; and how his diagnosis still plays a part in his life.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-065f542e98cfa205d3e6b996987ab21e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>In a wide-ranging, candid interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/09\/26\/magazine\/sylvester-stallone-interview.html?unlocked_article_code=1.EFE.ColI.lXl20AyQ8YWn&amp;smid=nytcore-ios-share\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>The <\/strong><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/09\/26\/magazine\/sylvester-stallone-interview.html?unlocked_article_code=1.EFE.ColI.lXl20AyQ8YWn&amp;smid=nytcore-ios-share\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>New York Times<\/strong><\/a>, Sylvester said the first time he suffered from an anxiety-induced attack was when he was watching daily footage from a film project in his mid-30s.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-80ce332be12ef750bb39916549be9dd9\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>He said &#8230; &#8220;The first timewas when I was 36 and I was watching dailies, and then all of a sudden I stood up and the hair on my neck went up and I started getting hot and I go, I\u2019m dying, this is it, I\u2019m on my way out. And bang, down I went. Took a knee, crawled, rolled over, and now I\u2019m in this dark movie theater.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-2e1261538bda96bf6adbb82baf734ce1\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block canvas-gallery-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"gallery-block\"><a id=\"gallery-link-e574571e-883d-4f09-af9d-4bd78f947d2f\" class=\"media-link gallery-block__link js-track-link js-click-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/photos\/2023\/11\/18\/sylvester-stallone-through-the-years\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:gallery:e574571e-883d-4f09-af9d-4bd78f947d2f\" data-context=\"{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;gallery-block&quot;,&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;}\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:1b41255b-9ef8-402c-818e-9f88d70b89d2\" data-gallery-layout=\"carousel\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/47\/4by3\/2023\/11\/18\/47eee60d7c0847868f5fd7e29eb9998a_md.jpg\" alt=\"Sylvester Stallone Through the Years\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid gallery-block__img-fluid img-aspect-4by3\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"media-icon--overlay gallery-block__media-icon--overlay\"><span class=\"media-icon-label gallery-block__media-icon-label\">Launch Gallery<\/span><\/div>\n<footer class=\"media-footer gallery-block__media-footer\"><span class=\"media-launch-text gallery-block__media-launch-text\">Sylvester Stallone Through the Years<\/span><span class=\"media-cta gallery-block__media-cta\"><br \/>\n              Launch Gallery<br \/>\n              <\/span><\/footer>\n<p><span class=\"media-credit gallery-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-a10e0cce1f830d4e005317b92c685785\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>While Sylvester didn&#8217;t label the episodes as panic attacks &#8230; he did say he suffered similar moments of crippling anxiety &#8220;again and again and again.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-5b5ad0b585e56a5bbde45b83462dea9e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The &#8220;Rocky&#8221; star said that the attacks come out of nowhere &#8230; and are something he still deals with as he gets older.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-5f72172667270b67acadbf7f3415ef73\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>He said &#8230; &#8220;When I\u2019m in a crowd, I\u2019d be with my wife at an art exhibition and the room is filling up. It\u2019s getting more and more, and then I\u2019d go, &#8216;I&#8217;m going down,&#8217; and she\u2019d be like, &#8216;Let\u2019s get out of here.&#8217; And literally I just make it to the alley, boom, get down on one knee.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<ul class=\"social social--permalink\">\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><a class=\"btn social__btn social__btn--facebook js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/09\/26\/sylvester-stallone-opens-up-about-severe-anxiety-attacks\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:1b41255b-9ef8-402c-818e-9f88d70b89d2\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;facebook-footer&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:1}\"><br \/>\n                Share<span class=\"social__hide-sm\"> on Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><a class=\"btn social__btn social__btn--x js-track-link\" 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