It’s been more than three years since her painfully honest book, “Between Breaths: A Memoir of Panic and Addiction,” was published, but Vargas still hears from people coming to terms with their anxiety on a daily basis, she says.īefore being publicly outed for alcoholism while she was still in rehab, Vargas seemed to have it all. This is so important because talking openly makes other people more likely to reach out and get help.” “Lately, we’ve been seeing a lot of famous people speaking out about their battles with anxiety, depression and addiction. “As a nation, we have millions of people who suffer alone, untreated and in silence because they’re too embarrassed or ashamed,” she says in a phone interview from New York, which she’s called home for 30 years. Now sober since 2014, Vargas recently spoke about her struggles with anxiety and addiction as the keynote speaker for the Ruth & Norman Rales Jewish Family Services annual Reflections of Hope Luncheon at Boca West Country Club.įor Vargas, 57, speaking publicly about things that many of us keep secret is the ultimate act of public service. In fact, it almost killed the Emmy Award-winning journalist as she numbed her feelings with alcohol, developing an addiction that took over her life and destroyed her marriage. Elizabeth Vargas was only 6 years old when she learned to hide her emotions – and barely out of college when she learned to never ask for help.įor someone battling anxiety on the frontlines of broadcast journalism, this inability to show vulnerability was a deadly shortcoming.
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