OCD and the famous people who suffer from it

By Wilson Partridge


Sufferers of obsessive compulsive disorder are caused by the disorder to experience unwanted, unexpected and very forceful obsessive thoughts on the mind which are created by anxiety. The obsessive thoughts which are experienced by sufferers are usually followed by urges or impulses to do certain things. Obsessive compulsive disorder is a fairly common disorder and of the people who suffer from it there are some very high profile individuals.

By the most famous OCD sufferer is David Beckham who openly admits that a large part of his life is due to the disorder. Many times Beckham has spoken out about the ways which is condition has affected him. Beckham revealed how OCD can be very impacting for a footballer and how he has to clear away any leaflets into a draw whenever he stays at a hotel, how he has to wear a new pair of boots for each match and how he has to keep his magazines perfectly symmetrical.

Paul Gascoigne is another footballing figure who is also a high profile OCD sufferer. He spent time in rehab in an attempt to deal with his OCD Gascoigne revealed. OCD affects different people in different ways and Gascoigne explained how he had to put on his left shoe before his right. Putting on his right shoe before his left was part of his therapy during his time in rehab. Gascoigne said he wanted to chop his foot off and he cried his eyes out because of the change in his routine.

Another world famous sufferer of OCD is Harrison Ford who is extremely well known for his role as Indiana Jones. Ford's condition makes him fearful of reptiles and spiders which given his film background is quite amazing. Ford like many others has been affected in his work by the condition.

Cameron Diaz who also suffers from OCD is very particular about not touching places where other people may have left germs. She washed doorknobs so much that she rubs the paint off of them and to keep her floors absolutely spotless she cleans them several times a day. She also uses her elbow when in public to open doors so that she avoids getting germs on her hands.




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