Comedian Howie Mandel opens up about his OCD diagnosis | ABCNL
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Published 2023-05-12
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All Comments (21)
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It’s such a real thing!! Bless him. SO grateful he is sharing his story to help others.
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As someone with OCD, it’s crippling. I’m not as happy as I used to be. It feels like my OCD has taken control of part of my life. It’s taken away the things that I enjoy in life. If you’re struggling with OCD, never be afraid to ask for help.
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OCD sucks, I'm so mentally tired 😔
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Howie is how he is! Good on you, Howie Mandel.
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This guy gives me hope. Thanks for speaking about it. Been dealing with it for 30 years without knowing what it was till recently.
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Thank so much for this story. I’ve had this for 54 years. With help, I’m much better but something you have to work at. Thank you, Howie!
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I have family members with this so I'm so thankful that he is being informative and honest
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I have horrible OCD. I have thoughts of if I don’t do something a certain way that someone I care about will die, so I’ll spend an unknown amount of time doing something over and over until I get it right, and trying to ignore the thoughts is super hard and scary. I’m thankful that someone understands and says “it’s way more than what people think it is”, bc it’s true. I’m trying to get treatment now, but man it’s day in and day out, and I can’t find the thing to say to myself that can make it easier
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OCD is the great mental pain 😢😢😢
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Good on ya Howie. Good to give it more publicity for the sake of others.
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He is the nicest guy! ❤️
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It's not easy for sure. I am 67 too and still struggle. Thank you for sharing.
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Thanks Howie
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I definitely relate to what he says. I do the same things.
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Asperger autism spectrum and OCD anxiety depression ADHD
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It’s also very important to make a distinction between mental health and mental health conditions/mental disorder. Everyone can talk about improving their mental health, but not everyone has a mental health condition/mental disorder such as OCD, ADHD, and schizophrenia.
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I have OCD but it’s not always about the checking or washing hands. And the action might change over time. But the single line of thread are these constant thoughts to an obsessive degree that can be very debilitating physically as well e.g. insomnia
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OCD intrusive thoughts is the worst 😢😢😢 fear of kill someone’s if your family 😢
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What he said at the end is so true, we need to change how we react and that stigma.
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🙏 Howie 🤝 brother!
