Howie Mandel shares more about OCD

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What is OCD?

The main symptom of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is the presence of obsessions or

compulsions (or both)

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Howie Mandel lives with an

unshakable fear of germs

Howie Mandel travels with a

magnifying glass and a black light

Howie flies on a private jet to manage his fear of germs

Rather than shaking hands, Howie Mandel fist-bumps, and jokes

that he would be better suited for life in Japan where introductions are generally sealed

with a bow

A chronic and often debilitating condition, OCD is one of the

most common mental illnesses in the United States

More than

2,200,000 Americans are diagnosed

with OCD

Help is available, and Howie Mandel acknowledged that without his ongoing

therapy and medication treatment, he could easily become engulfed by the condition

Monitoring systems, such as the

ABCtracker™, can help by tracking the

triggers, alarms, beliefs and coping

mechanisms related to OCD fears.

http://www.anxiety.org/abc

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