Kendall Jenner Opens Up About Her Anxiety | Open Minded | Session 1 | Vogue

What is social anxiety and how do you cope with it? In the first episode of Open-Minded: Unpacking Anxiety, Kendall Jenner sits down with licensed clinical psychologist and professor of psychology, Dr. Ramani Durvasula, to discuss the symptoms of anxiety she has experienced from a young age.
As Kendall opens up about her journey with social anxiety and asks questions from the Vogue community, Dr. Ramani provides tips and tricks for handling social anxiety and re-entering social situations post covid.


Special Thanks To
Derek Blasberg
Maya Amolis
Dr. Ramani Durvasula
Ashleah Gonzales
Christy Welder
Jessica Edwards
Barb Solish
Katrina Gay
Dr. Ken Duckworth

YouTube Health
Medcircle
NAMI
The National Alliance on Mental Illness, is the nation's largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness.

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Kendall Jenner Opens Up About Her Anxiety | Open Minded | Session 1 | Vogue

[DoctorRamani]

Thank you Kendall for having the courage to share your story! It was an honor to have this important conversation with you. I hope the tips we shared help others who may be struggling with anxiety too.

[amhieldelrosario]

As a psychology student, this kind of conversation makes me happy. Seeing people in the big industry talk about mental health is one of the best ways to show to people that mental illness is true and not just an imagination.

[RoxyReyes]

Anxiety being a magnifying glass to only negative things is so true.

[jordanreesetidwell]

I hate that a lot of people view having anxiety and being shy as being “rude”. My parents don’t understand my anxiety (though they say they do) because multiple times after we have met people my parents have told me that the people probably thought I was rude and stuck up. It’s really does suck.

[graceslip]

YouTube getting real comfortable with these no skip adds

[rhiannareynolds]

To everyone asking what can Kendall Jenner be anxious about, here are few things I’d be anxious about if I was in her position! :
1 being famous and everyone knowing me and coming up to me and talking to me
2 what I look like constantly
3 flying all around the world
4 stalkers
5 my private information becoming public knowledge
6 if my friends are actually my friends or people using me

[laur-unstagenameactuallyca]

"anxiety is like a magnifying glass and it magnifies only the bad things"
wow what a quote

[Priya_B]

She mentioned numbness as a symptom and Im so glad- I have an anxiety disorder (diagnosed) and I rarely hear people mention this symptom as it can/is a daily physical disability.

[jadejahouchins]

As someone who deals with anxiety and depression I’m glad that she’s using her platform to talk about this! I know it’s hard but even one person sharing their story can make a world of difference

[keylimeh]

It’s so nice seeing a public figure come out about anxiety and social anxiety. I feel like people don’t talk about social anxiety specifically enough, and when it is spoken about people often stigmatize it

[MedCircle]

Such an important conversation 💙 We are so honored that MedCircle and Dr. Ramani got to be a part of this

[ronch]

Dr. Ramani is such a blessing to the world of psychology. Didn't know she sat with Kendall Jenner and I didn't know Kendall was having these issues. It's a new way of looking at celebrities instead of just all glitz and glam.

[-CrystalClear-]

The “scrolling through the comments while watching” squad

[RoxyReyes]

I hope she is able to overcome her anxiety its hard to deal with it celebrity or not.

[isabee]

She’s already had like 5 obsessed stalkers try and break into her house. I couldn’t sleep at night

[vuyisekaluphuzi]

I struggle with anxiety. And when doctor Ramani said people who tend to struggle with anxiety are people who are in tuned. Who are more aware and notice. I felt it. And it was my first time accepting anxiety as a normal and kind of out of my control thing. In the sense that it's not a weakness. It's not because of me. It has an explanation that is not bad.

And it is true for me. I can walk into a room and sense a mood right away. I read people's body languages and hear their words in a different way. Most call it emotional intelligence. My therapist kind of threw it out there that as intelligent people we tend to suffer a little bit more because we are more aware. It was my first time hearing someone say I'm intelligent. It changed my life. I also came across a video on this channel that spoke about truth seeing people. And you mentioned we also tend to struggle with anxiety. It is hard when you see things that others do not see. Your voice is silenced. You are gaslight. It's heartbreaking to think one has to suffer so much for something that is a blessing. But after this video. I embrace my anxiety. So proud of Kendall. Always been a huge fan. And love love love Dr Ramani.

[priyankajain]

She was just 10 years old when the whole world started judging her and that must have major impact on her anxiety and should give major credit to Kendall as she has maintained a steady mind and not let every hate comment or others opinion get to her !! Really Respect and Proud about her ❤️❤️❤️

[MariaHernandez-mhlu]

I’ve had social anxiety since I was little. I’m 19 now and it has affected me more than ever. People always saying “oh you’re so quiet you should talk more” or “why don’t you talk more” making it a choke saying “you talk a lot hahah”. People don’t realize that words can sometimes hurt. Please if ur reading this don’t ever say that to anyone you see who suffers with anxiety or who is quiet. Im glad Kendall shared her story! ❤️

[josephinebrevig]

Dr. Ramani is as authentic as they come. She's such a gem for this world. I'm so glad i discovered her Youtube Channel. At the end of the day, we are all human and have feelings regardless of privilege. Wishing Jenner well in her journey.

[suzannajayne]

How could she not have anxiety? She’s had a lot thrown at her at an early age. Bless her... I know what she is saying and I think she is helpful to talk about it.