Hey, I read that Paris Hilton suffers from panic attacks and that she was temporarily released from jail b/c she was suffering panic attacks and going through medication withdrawal (Xanax). Incidentally, it is also reported that she has ADD. If you do a google search, you'll see lots of articles about the above.

Normally, the topic of Paris Hilton bores me but finding out about this makes me feel rather sympathetic for her (not that I condone her previous actions or believe that she deserves special treatment).

What I do hate is hearing people criticize Paris by saying that she was "faking" her condition just so she could get out of jail. I've experienced such dismay recently b/c I realize that people who have never had panic attacks have no idea how disabling and scary they are and figure that people who say they have them are being "drama queens" or hypochondriacs. How to raise awareness and let people know that this is a legitimate, horrible condition? Ugh, ignorant people suck.