Chynna Philips In Rehab For Anxiety
Guess you can go to rehab for just about ANYTHING!
Former member of pop group Wilson Phillips, Chynna Phillips checked herself into rehab for anxiety over the weekend.
Isn't rehab for anxiety called a spa?!
Her manager, the crazed-behind-the-wheel Lizzie Grubman, said:
"After much thoughtful deliberation Chynna Phillips has checked herself into an undisclosed treatment facility for anxiety. With the full support of her family and friends, she is looking forward to her recovery. We ask that people respect her and her family's privacy at this time."
Chynna is the half sister to Mackenzie, who claimed she had a sexual affair with her father that lasted over the course of a decade.
She's also married to Billy Baldwin and has three kiddies! How could she not be anxiety ridden!
Shit! Breathe into a paper bag and get over it! Get well!
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don't you know anxiety is code for depression
Your ignorance is showing again, you piece of shit.
There are many levels and types of "anxiety disorders," and some can be extraordinarily debilitating. I'm sure if she's checked into rehab it's for a reason… When one goes to "rehab" for anxiety, one is there to learn different thought processes, and how to behave differently when one is presented with a crisis. If one is prone to panic attacks or paranoid thoughts, it DOES on occasion require intervention, or treatment by professionals.
Get the MORONS who write for you to … I dunno, actually READ about shit before they write it down.
Fucking numbskulls.
Sometimes anxiety is hard to control and you can't just breathe into a paper bag, you fucking piece of shit!
Sometimes I put aside your insensitivity because I realize you have a job that requires you to be an as*hole, but anxiety is a serious illness that can be devastating to one's life. It can lead to severe depression. It's a disease due to a chemical imbalance that has nothing to do with ones personal life or circumstances: even the richest, most successful and good looking people can have it. Please, when dealing with shit that can seriously mess up a person's life by no fault of their own, a little sensitivity would be nice, even from you Perez.
come on, ths is somebody's health you are talking about. anxiety can be a serious issue, as it obviously is the case here. Her decision to get help is a good one and shouldn't be laughed at.
You should really draw the line somewhere - joking about someone's health is never appropriate ( or their looks - best example was billy joel's daughter. must have felt really nice when she tried to kill herself after you made "hilarious" comments about her).
seriously, i can see that you have to spice things up a bit on this side and post somewhat controversial opinions.
but she is a human being who has a serious problem. don't try to benefit on her expense.
If Billy Baldwin and Rene Zelwigger (sp?) had kids—just imagine the squinty lemon faces. *shudders*
I think you're being completely insensitive to anxiety disorders in general. It's one of the most common problems with people in America today. She probaby really needs help and you're making fun of her. It's not right and in fact, it's quite rude of you. Anxiety disorders are very serious. I think you should know that, Perez. I'm disappointed.
Anxiety is a serious thang. Kudos Chynna for going public with this!!
Anxiety disorders are not the everyday worries that everyone deals with. It's when chemicals are out of whack (norepinephrine levels are too high). Even positive happy people can be nailed by it. And it makes one's life a very crappy place to live.
If it takes a celeb to speak out on a subject that the public isn't knowledgable on, and allow people to take a step back and look at something differently; more power to ya!
:)
anxiety is a serious medical condition and can be as destructive to peoples lives as depression. people also often suffer from both, as one can lead to the other.
its people like you maintain the stigma of mental illness that prevents people from getting help.
A spa wouldn't cut it bitch. Think of how that shit is affecting her entire family. Her kids are probably getting teased. Fights with her mom because she tries to side with her sis but we all know how the mom feels. You just never know dude.
Hard to believe she used to be the "hot" one.
Anxiety does not always mean somebody is simply "Stressed out."
There are many very debilitating forms of this disease, many of which I have seen first hand. You are an uneducated fool for ruling off mental illness as nothing more than something that can be treated by a "spa day." I feel sorry for you.
I used to love this site, but simply for this uneducated statement, I will no longer be checking in.
You are so ignorant. It's one thing to make fun of people who have a crapload of money who do stupid things.
It's QUITE ANOTHER to make fun of someones misfortune. ANXIETY is very much a disease, just like CANCER, AIDS, or PARKINSONS. I'm sure you wouldn't post a bad word about sombody with one of those diseases.
And on top of it, she is actually getting help. Do you ever realize how harsh and hurtful your words are?
You should be ashamed of yourself.
Get well.
Your ignorance is downright disgusting Perez.
anxiety is the code word for a celebrity who is addicted to pills.
anxiety can be debilitating and is a HUGE symptom of depression and many other disoders. Why not tell her to just take a shot of liquor? That was a hugely ignorant comment and hopefully you will never have to deal with it in yourself or in your family.
its people like you maintain the stigma of mental illness that prevents people from getting help.
^ Well said, Nic0la
WOW. seriously Perez? this is a very serious condition that not only affects her life, but her familys and friends as well. it affects far more people then you would think. in fact many of your readers may be affected by it. have some concern for other people. just becuase you dont know about it, which doesnt surprise me since you are clearly uneducated, doesnt mean its not real. get informed before you make remarks.
Dude way to be sensitive. I suffer from panic attacks and let me tell you, they are not a "breathe in a bag and get over it " thing. They are debilitating to the point of, times you don't want to or cannot leave your home. Next time you are going to internet diagnose a person, you might want to have your minions look into what they are talking about. I've done the "rehab" route for anxiety and I left there with more tools to cope with what I was feeling and a medication to balance the chemistry in my brain. Go check into it, this affects the ENTIRE circle around a person, not just the person suffering from it.
Perez, I made an account to comment on this. Normally I just laugh off your off color remarks about celebrities having tough times, I have a very dry sense of humor so I do find humor in off color comedy. However this really crossed the line for me. There are many different types of anxiety and all are very difficult to work through. Could you imagine your brain not allowing you to enjoy the things you love? This really hits home for me since I have been suffering from anxiety/ depression for about ten years. I think Chynna is incredibly brave for checking herself into this facility. I am ashamed and embarrassed of you, you preach equal rights and tolerance for all but you mock people with real diseases because you don't think they are important enough. What is next? Making fun of a cancer patient? A rape victim? I see no difference from what you are doing now.
I have lost much of my respect for you.
I am sorry you are so ignorant and judgmental of people in need.
I am sure those Baldwin boys would try anybody's last nerve….that and the crazy ass revelations about your dad by a nutjob drug addict half sister.
"Hold on for one more day"
my mom has anxiety and it's no joke who ever wrote this is a horrible person
In her case, anxiety = Cocaine/Crack habit - GROW UP PEOPLE!
Mario, I'd like to put your head in a plastic bag.
For about 5 minutes.
i find it absolutely disgusting that you would write something like this. i suffer from anxiety, and it is so bad it has stopped me from furthering in my university education. and has even landed me in the hospital on several occassions. anxiety is not a joke, and it is not caused by stress. being anxious has to do with a chemical inbalance that n one can help.. so stop being so fuking ignorant.
Re: nic0la –
Couldn't have said it better myself!
I have never commented on a site like this before but as sufferer of anxiety since 2007 what you did Perez is below the line. It is obvious you have no idea how anxiety can destroy one's life and the people around that person. You've made other ignorant statements before and I laugh them off but statements like this that perpetuate the stigma of mental illness is not what this world needs. Mental Illness can be just as serious as AIDS (which you constantly champion on your site with regards to prevention), Cancer, Malaria or any number of diseases, but because people cannot physically see the effects, much anxiety goes untreated and worse many people do not understand the severity of anxiety and anxiety related diseases and syndromes. So they dismiss in an ignorant and in this case extremely insensitive and hurtful way. We need more people like Chyna Phillips to come out and educate people on what this terrible disease does and how it affects not just the person but everyone in the person's life. Really, shame on you Perez.
You are such an ignorant, uneducated prick…along with some of the others posting here. It isn't the same kinda anxiety you get when you are nervous.
I started having panic attacks and anxiety when I was in college and have had them since. It has stopped me from doing a lot of shit I want to do. Chynna is lucky to be able to go into a treatment center for it, as they don't offer anything like that in my area. I would go in a heartbeat!
Re: PaigeV – Thank you for posting that. I couldn't have said it better.
I suffer from extreme anxiety, and your "Shit! Breathe into a paper bag and get over it!" hit me pretty hard. I'm sure it had the same affect on me as you would receive if I were to tell you to simply get over being gay.
Breathe into a paper bag? as a past sufferer of anxiety I know first hand it isn't that simple and anxiety can creep up on you out of nowhere, which can end up controlling your life. I once had such a terrible anxiety attack that I passed out and stopped breathing, I even experienced convulsions. Even if you do not feel stressed or anxious, sometimes it takes a person's body a very long time to feel the effects. It personally took me over a year, with treatment before I felt like my normal self. Please Perez! do some research before you open your mouth and degrade someone's legitimate suffering. I am so offended by your unnecessary, ignorant comments.
just to let u kno wat an anxiety attack feels like.. imagine the person u love the most dying that feeling like your gonna go crazy is exactly what anxiety is for some ppl it lasts for minutes, hours, days, weeks, months until you get the proper treatment or medication
Anxiety is extremely debilitating. It would be super if you would stop bashing people with mental disorders. Especially since like the quest for acceptance of sexual orientation, the quest for acceptance of mental disorders has been just as difficult.
I had to join your "posse" just to tell you that I'm not visiting your page again. That you would help in spreading such cruelty and ignorance about any type of mental illness is revolting. Anxiety is an illness. Science supports this, it's not a matter of opinion. That you show such lack of intelligence on this topic, but fight for understanding and education for gay rights shows how hypocritical you really are. I can't support you when you spread the very hatred you claim to fight against.
It's NOT rehab. It's the pysch ward. And there's no shame in it…she has an disorder. Let her get treatment in peace.
Re: purpledino – Right - exactly, it's that hypocrisy that's so remarkable to me.
Anxiety and depression are completely opposite but sometimes go hand-in-hand. Not everyone is just an idiot who can forget about important things in life. It's a legitimate disorder, you fat judgmental piece of shit.
it's not "rehab" you douche. It's inpatient psychiatric treatment. "rehab" is what the fug celebrities that you WORSHIP go to when they don't have any more money to buy illegal drugs or when they need some publicity.
She's not going to a "spa". And by the way, it must be very bad if she's being admitted, they try to do as many psych services as possible on an outpatient basis.
Anxiety disorders are a serious problem, dumb ass. They can ruin your whole life. Trust me, I'd know. If I could afford to go to a rehab for mine, I'd be there in a second. And no, it WOULDN'T be a spa, dumb shit.
You clearly don't know shit about anxiety disorders
You've actually really pissed me off this time
That's the problem with people these days. Disorders and diseases are not fully understood by those who do not have to deal with it, whether moderate or severe. Take time to educate yourself on something before you decide that a spa day is an easy cure for it. I'm sure you would be as equally upset if someone was quick to judge you about something they were not entirely knowledgeable about. Anxiety is much more than stress and worry; it can be severely debilitating and rule someone's life.
I can't believe the ignorance in this post!!! I have always found you quite a funny guy until I just read this. I am a gay male who was bullied at high school. Once leaving high school I took a few years out. When returning to higher education last year I developed an anxiety disorder which caused me to have a terrible panic attack brought on from my younger memories. It was the worst experience of my life and most of my friends could not understand and were about as sympathetic as you. Its not something you can switch off and its extremely difficult to control. And yes, it does lead to depression. Would you be happy if you were worried to be in public in case you were to panic? After a year of therapy I was able to complete my studies and no longer need help for my anxiety. Its an illness which should not carry a stigma. I have a close friend who has an illness - HIV - Would you post comments like that about this illness? Stick to joking about the celebs that thrive off it - Not the ones that are going through what probably is the worst experience of their life!
I'd be upset too if my dad was accused of screwing his own daughter.
you are a complete and utter asshole. you obviously don't give a shit about all the fucking shit you say you support. are you really so damn blind? anxiety is serious shit. before there were medications for it, my grandmother didn't leave the house for seven years. it's no laughing matter you asshole. you are not funny.
You can go to rehab for just about anything? You are wrong—there is no rehab that could ever "cure" you from being a huge prick. Anxiety is a serious problem that causes a significant amount of impairment in people's lives. For someone who wants so much sympathy and understanding for being gay and being denied rights, you sure are very unsympathetic to the struggles of others.
Mario, count your blessings that neither you nor anyone you love has ever suffered from anxiety. If you had any first hand experience you would not have posted something so unfeeling and crass.
Severe anxiety can lead to suicide.
Grow a pair and apologize.
I created an account just to comment on this. Your insensitivity is truly disappointing, Perez. Anxiety is an extremely debilitating disorder that affects many normal, happy people, including myself. Imagine feeling trapped by your own worries and fears to a point where you are not able to live a normal happy life. It has taken me a year and lots of talk therapy to overcome my anxiety. And no, I didn't go to a spa to get therapy.
How is your insensitivity towards people with anxiety any different from insensitivity towards homosexuality?
Shame on you, Perez. Your ignorance and insensitivity are truly upsetting.
Perez thats messed up! I love reading your site, but you went wayy to far. I suffer from anxiety and it isn't something you can just get over.. its serious and YES it can cause people to go to the hospitall.. man Perez.. im so disapointed. Before you even say shit like that get your facts straight!!!
Your ignorance astounds me. For someone who claims to be so open minded on issues you certainly very judgemental on this one. Anxiety can be a terrifying and VERY REAL disorder. I think it would be only polite for you to write an apology to all anxiety sufferers (and people who know them) for your ignorance and mocking of the subject. Do a little research, you can google it…its that easy and you'll realize no one can simply "breath into a paper bag and GET OVER IT."
That wacko Alec pushed her over the edge. I wouldn't want him as my brother-in-law!!!
anxiety comes in all sorts of forms. before you sit there and bash people who have it, you should look it up. i've actually been in an emergency room because of panic attacks (anxiety) where they hooked me up to an IV and oxygen. it's sad people are so ignorant about this subject. i guess that's what you get when you read shit on sites like this though. i'm a glutton for punishment.
Treatment is not the same and rehab. Given that approximately 40% of all Americans have some time of anxiety disorder your comments are ignorant and inflammatory. There is already too much of a stigma surrounding people who seek mental health treatment for you to make fun of them makes you irresponsible as a "journalist."
Re: dearestpennylane – Re: dearestpennylane – no it is not. they are completely separate diagnosis.
Riiiight… ’cause breathing into a bag takes care of chemical imbalances.
your ignorance and insensitivity is infuriating. bullshit. you have an anxiety disorder and try breathing into a fucking paper bag. piece of shit. karma is a mothafucker, man. have fun with that.
I am so happy that so many people have responded the way they have to your ignorant comments.I dealt with anxiety for many years of my life and it was without a doubt one of the worst times of my life. I understand that if you have never dealt with an anxiety disorder you have absolutely no idea what it is like. You have a lot of people who visit your website everyday and you should realize that what you say does have an impact on your readers. I hope that you will take note to how many people find your comments reprehensible and think about what you say before you say it.
Of course she needs professional help with her sister's recent revelations. That would turn anyone's life upside down. I'm glad she is getting help, and has the support of her husband.
And I wish she would disassociate herself from a lowlife like Lizzie Grubman.
I made an account for this. This will be the last time I visit your site. I enjoy you poking fun at people and I believe you have a great sense of humor. However, anxiety is a disease. The fact that you could downplay something so significant is incredible. Anxiety is caused by the same chemical imbalance as depression and other metal health disorders. When someone is lack of one of these chemicals (dopamine, serotonin) they get sick. When a diabetic lacks insulin (vice versa), they get sick as well. It is the same thing. I truly hope you can "man up" here and realize your comments are not only hurtful, but downright ignorant. For someone who boasts about equality (Prop 8, gay rights etc) you sure know how to be insensitive to certain "medical issues". Good luck in the future Perez.
You're an asshole. Breath into a paper bag? I honestly hope that you never have to experience a true panic or anxiety attack.
You must be more ignorant than I thought Perez. Anixiety is real for some people. It can destroy lives. Some folks just need a helping hand. And breathing into a bag does not help!!!! I urge you to inform yourself before making fun of people who suffer from this.
you get so sensitive when people talk about gays this and that but you have no regard for anyone but yourself….try
why did she need a press release to announce this is what i'd like to know?
Perez you have crossed so many lines with this post. What gives you the discernible right to knock on someone for their illness? With such an impact you have on teens and young adults you'd think that you would be more mindful with what you say and with WHOM it affects. Mental illness is stigmatized and for being a contributing force reflects your ignorance & LACK OF TOLERANCE for many. It frustrates me that voices like yours are echoed in mainstream media daily.
The fact that I've been a reader of your blog for years, hohumming some of the b.s. you pollute the internet with but this is too much. I'll be emailing fellow groups that promote awareness regarding stigmatization against mental illness. If I were you, the LEAST you could do is apologize to those you have offended. The fact that you likely won't proves to everyone how much of a shallow, ignorant fool you really are.
wow youre even more of an ass than i had already imagined P
Ah sometimes Marioito, you can sound like a really dumb asshole. Anxiety is a very very broad classification of psychiatric disorders. PTSD and OCD are among some of the disorders that are classified as anxiety, and watch any episode of Intervention or Hoarders to know the level of impairment in daily functioning these disorder can cause. No breathing into a paper bag will cut it, friend. You're talking constant ruminations, irritibility, insomnia, loss of appetite, and constantly worrying about nothing and everything - and no matter how hard you try to control it, you just can't. So yay that China is getting treatment, instead of turning to substances like alcohol to self-medicate. The End.
Anxiety can be debilitating - it consumes a person sometimes. Mental illness is a strange thing, if you break your leg you can see why it hurts and how to fix it, it's not so simple with your brain.
It's a horrible thing, hope she gets well soon.
Re: Spotty5390 – NO job "requires" one to be an asshole. I won't sugar-coat it like you do with a**hole. Mario is a full blown ASSHOLE and I wish more people would call him on the carpet so his 15 minutes get OVER and done with!
Re: Von Poison Apple – Amen!
Seriously? This is a gross, hurtful, and uneducated post.
God bless Chynna and her family! I'm glad she's able to get help.
I have anxiety and depression can I come too?
My Dad and one of my sisters have stressed me out more than anyone on the planet. Chynna, my family's fucked too!
ANXIETY is fucking hard….don't dumb it down like you could handle it……I can hardly walk or breathe when I have it…..STOP….being a dick.
Re: locoloco – People with REAL anxiety don't take pills because they are scared of what it will do…..don't make fun. It's hard.
It makes me feel so much better reading everyones comments…..I'm not alone……I am suffering severely from it now….I will make it through too.
she became a born again christian a few years ago
nervous breakdown from finding out daddy raped her sister for years
makes sense
It's really quite a shame that you must make fun of EVERYTHING. there is a time and a place. Do you even know what anxiety is?
Why is it that when Alexander McQueen hung himself that was upsetting and not laugh out loud funny? Perhaps he had anxiety and that was what pushed him over the edge to suicide?
You are a pig, and it is a shame that the people that you have hired to "write" this garbage have top act like you.
get it together, BB!
I actually have anxiety, and it is terrible. Im on medication for it too. You cant just breath into a paper bag and get over it. You obviously dont know what its like to have it. =[
Hey Cocoballs–looks like a huge amount of your readership has anxiety/depression issues, and now you've managed to royally PISS THEM OFF!!! Way to understand your customers!!! IDIOT!!!!
It's obviously time for Will.i.am to have his flunky punch you in the face - again!!!
thank you, Perez Hilton MD. I didn't realize that you had such extensive knowledge on mental disorders and illnesses.
It surprises me how much you point out certain celebrities should watch their mouths and to not to make fun of or speak out subjects they know absolutely NOTHING about. Sound familiar?
Your lack of sensitivity disturbes me. I hope Chynna Phillips has a healthy recovery.
If you are not familiar with all sorts of treatment one can get and phobies one can suffer - please hold your breath - disgsting entry sentence.
Just be happy you don't have any mental problems - or if you need you can gladly have mine.
Perez, you supreme douchebag. I have anxiety disorder and at times I cannot even leave the house. I almost lost my job last year because I was having four and five severe panic attacks a day. You idiot!!!! I have read things on here that have offended me before, but I am never EVER coming back to this site. How dare you tell a woman to "breathe into a paper bag and get over" a mental illness?! I hope someday you have a severe anxiety attack and feel like you're losing control of your mind and body. Maybe then you will issue an apology to this woman and her family.
By the way, a "treatment facility" could just as well mean a mental hospital, douchebag. It's probably embarassing enough for her as it is (though no one should be ashamed of being sick) without you picking on her. I was horrified when my parents were talking about taking me to a facility in my city last spring, but it was the only thing we could do.