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Throwing things horrified me. I suffered extreme, paralyzing anxiety when it came to anything remotely athletic. I wouldn't even run to catch the school bus because I knew I'd trip and then get teased for a year.

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Augusten Burroughs
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: October 23
Journalist
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