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Enough for william bernard. he says fights and harassment by other inmates has caused his stutter to worsen and to descend into panic attacks. he believes frequent visits to medical for anxiety treatments have led some inmates to believe hes an informant. but now charged with threatening to kill his father and assaulting the police officers who came to arrest him, hes consumed by thoughts of spending up to 20 years in prison if found guilty. >> im just afraid that my father will get on the stand...

Advis advised. life inside the bergen county jail has been tough enough for william bernard. he says fights and harassment by other inmates has caused his stutter to worsen and sent him into panic attacks. he believes frequent visits to medical for ang zilt treatment have led some inmates to believe hes an informant. now charged with threatening to kill his father and threatening the police officers who came to arrest him, hes consumed by thoughts of up to 20 years in prison if found guilty. >...

Amir says helps him be more creative. >> a successful artist. his canvases sell for up to $25,000. >> its my favorite way to work. >> using marijuana? >> yeah. >> he has been painting for 14 years, smoking for even longer. he says it makes him feel more relaxed, but most importantly for him, he says it makes him less critical of his own work. >> stop worrying so much about this and that and just sort of looking and being as present as possible. >> amir does caution that its a delicate balance fo...

>> its my favorite way to work. >> using marijuana? >> yeah. >> he has been painting for 14 years, smoking for even longer. he says it makes him feel more relaxed, but most importantly for him, he says it makes him less critical of his own work. >> stop worrying so much about this and that and just sort of looking and being as present as possible. >> amir does caution that its a delicate balance for him. >> it would make me apprehensive, maybe a little paranoid. just too analytical. >> you can g...

Weird and giving them a score on the xwuz-meter. "nightline" co-anchor dan harris was on abc this week plugging a book about his battle against panic attacks, one of which he had on "good morning america" a decade ago. >> i am about to freak out on national television. >> but its too early to prescribe statins solely for cancer production. >> at this point i realize im helpless. so i bail right in the middle. >> that does it for news. were going to go back now to robin and charlie. >> once the f...

You get disoriented. it can be uncomfortable. it can lead to panic attacks or anxiety attacks in people. >> how do you know when youve done too much? >> simple tasks become very frustrating, like mixing paint, and then just sort of get into this state of, you know -- >> and why that happens is exactly what columbia university neuroscientist carl hart is investigating. >> exhale. >> research subjects in his lab smoke marijuana and then take a variety of cognitive tests. >> the effects will be dis...

It can be uncomfortable. it can lead to panic attacks or anxiety attacks in people. >> how do you know when youve done too much? >> simple tasks become very frustrating, like mixing paint, and then just sort of get into this state of, you know -- >> and why that happens is exactly what columbia university neuroscientist carl hart is investigating. >> exhale. >> research subjects in his lab smoke marijuana and then take a variety of cognitive tests. >> the effects will be disruption in memory, di...

This and that and just sort of looking and being as present as possible. >> amir does caution that its a delicate balance for him. >> it would make me apprehensive, maybe a little paranoid. just too analytical. >> you can get paranoid and have disorganized thinking. you get disoriented. it can be uncomfortable. it can lead to panic attacks or anxiety attacks in people. >> how do you know when youve done too much? >> simple tasks become very frustrating, like mixing paint, and then just sort of g...

>> for some of the kids locked up in lake county juvenile, the pressures are more than most teens can imagine. never has this been so painfully clear than when 16-year-old ayryana gets a visit from her mother. >> you cant go to girls school. because its like youre the center of the household. you cant go to girls school. what is everybody going to do? >> going to girls school means going to juvenile prison. a frightening prospect on its own. but ayryana also has to face what her absence could me...

Creative. >> a successful artist. his canvases sell for up to $25,000. >> its my favorite way to work. >> using marijuana? >> yeah. >> he has been painting for 14 years, smoking for even loer. he says it makes him feel more relaxed, but most importantly for him, he says it makes him less critical of his own work. >> stop worrying so much about this and that and just sort of looking and being as present as possible. >> amir does caution that its a delicate balance for him. >> it would make me app...