What Sylvester Stallone has said about Panic attacks and anxiety
2 quotes · 1 episode · Sep 26, 2026
Sylvester Stallone, American actor, screenwriter and director known for the Rocky and Rambo franchises; author of the memoir The Steps, has been quoted on Panic attacks and anxiety 2 times in 1 episode of The Daily, most recently on September 26, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Stallone says he never went to therapy because he believed it would not help, and that anxiety stems from deep-rooted causes.
“No. I said it's not going to help. It's just not going to help because it doesn't go away”
The Daily: Sylvester Stallone Hid His Struggles for Decades. Now He’s Coming Clean. (Sep 26, 2026) · Listen from 34:37
Stallone describes his first panic attack at 36 while watching dailies and says the episodes have recurred, including in crowds.
“It was the first time I did is 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”
The Daily: Sylvester Stallone Hid His Struggles for Decades. Now He’s Coming Clean. (Sep 26, 2026) · Listen from 35:14
Episodes
Sylvester Stallone Hid His Struggles for Decades. Now He’s Coming Clean.The Daily · Sep 26, 2026 · 1 h 17 min
Sylvester Stallone tells Lulu Garcia-Navarro about his abusive childhood, anxiety, bulimia and steroid use, his rivalry with Schwarzenegger, and career collapses and comebacks.
Sylvester Stallone on other topics
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