• May 1, 2024

The American actress Amanda Seyfried revealed to a publication, which is the cover of the month of November, that suffers from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (TOC), a mental illness characterized by a abnormal anxiety .

The protagonist of "Chicas pesadas", told Allure, in statements collected by the portal Variety Latino, which takes medicines since I had 19 years In order to treat this condition, after her doctor referred her to a psychiatrist because she was convinced that she had a tumor in the brain.

The 30-year-old artist indicated that she is rigorous in her medication, since she considers that a Mental illness it must be treated with the same seriousness as any other physiological condition.

Whether it's a placebo or not, I do not want to risk it. And what am I fighting against? With the stigma of using a tool? A mental illness is something that people have put in a different category, but I do not think it is. "

This condition generates in those who suffer from it intrusive thoughts, recurrent and persistent, causing concern, fear and concern, as well as repetitive behavior (compulsions) that usually calm this anxiety.

You do not see mental illnesses, they are not a mass, they are not a cyst, but they are there. What do you need to try? If you can treat it, you treat it "

 

Symptoms of OCD

According to Mayo Clinic, 18% of adults in the United States suffer from one or more of the following symptoms that lead to OCD, people who suffer from it repeat rituals or behaviors, called compulsions, and do so in order to try to control these obsessions.

• They have thoughts or replayed images about many different things, such as fear of germs, dirt or intruders; violence; hurt loved ones; sexual acts; conflicts with religious beliefs; or excessive personal hygiene.
• They perform the same rituals again and again such as washing their hands, opening and closing doors, counting, saving unnecessary items, or repeating the same steps over and over again.
• They do not get pleasure from such behaviors or rituals, but they feel a slight relief from the anxiety that these thoughts cause.
• They spend at least an hour a day with these thoughts or rituals, which cause distress and interfere with their daily lives.

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