Vinny’s Anxiety on Jersey Shore May Have Links to Social Settings

Jersey Shore’s Vinny Guadagnino returned to the Shore on Thursday’s episode after leaving the show to deal with his clinical anxiety.

While going back to a wild and loud environment might not be good for Vinny’s mental health, he said he will stick it out.

(Medical Daily Vinny Guadagnino/Twitter)

(Medical Daily Vinny Guadagnino/Twitter)

Share This Story

Like us on Facebook

Follow us on LinkedIn

Join Medical Daily's Email Update

"Am I 100%? I don't think so," Vinny said on Thursday’s episode of Jersey Shore.

"But I think I'm ready to just make the next step and continue working hard at recovering when I'm at the Shore."

Social settings may affect someone who is suffering with anxiety, an expert on the condition told Medical Daily in an e-mail interview.

“For some people anxiety can worsen in different social settings,” said Dr. Carole A. Srinivasan, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist based in New York who has not diagnosed the TV star.

“For example, a person may be relatively comfortable in a small social gathering with people he/she knows but extremely anxious in a large gathering or at a party where he/she is suddenly left alone,” she added.

Guadagnino had previously mentioned that he wanted to be left alone and wanted to stay out of clubs.

When asked if fame adds to his anxiety in an Entertainment Weekly interview, he said, “for sure.”

“It’s paparazzi, there’s people screaming my name, there’s crowds, and it just adds to it [anxiety],” he said as he discussed his new book on how to battle anxiety, entitled “Control the Crazy: My Plan to Stop Stressing, Avoid Drama and Maintain Your Inner Cool.”

“That’s why a lot of celebrities — I’m no where near that level — probably end up getting houses in the middle of an island and living there.”

Before leaving the show, he had stopped drinking and denied drinks when they were offered. Such a decision can either ease or trigger anxiety.

While Srinivasan said that the use of alcohol to cope with anxiety symptoms is quite common, in some cases it may even be worse.

“Unfortunately, alcohol can also increase anxiety, irritability, or depression a few hours later or the next day, even in moderate amounts,” she said.