{"id":33883,"date":"2024-11-25T09:33:01","date_gmt":"2024-11-25T09:33:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/?p=33883"},"modified":"2025-02-22T21:30:37","modified_gmt":"2025-02-22T21:30:37","slug":"howie-mandel-opens-up-about-battling-ocd-and-mental-illness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/?p=33883","title":{"rendered":"Howie Mandel Opens Up About Battling OCD and Mental Illness>>>>>>>>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"526\" height=\"526\" src=\"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-1789.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33885\" style=\"width:714px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-1789.png 526w, https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-1789-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-1789-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 526px) 100vw, 526px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Howie Mandel, known for his germophobia and humor, recently opened up about his lifelong struggle with OCD and anxiety, describing it as \u201cabsolute hell.\u201d Despite his upbeat persona onstage, Mandel admits that offstage, he often feels scared and struggles with depression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mandel shared that the pandemic heightened his anxiety, as his usual comfort in others\u2019 well-being disappeared. OCD, defined as unwanted thoughts and compulsive behaviors, makes daily life challenging for Mandel. While his family and career bring him joy, he relies on humor as a coping mechanism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-1790.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33886\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-1790.png 768w, https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-1790-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In interviews, including one with Kelly Clarkson, Mandel disclosed he is \u201cextremely medicated\u201d and often retreats into isolation. However, his transparency aims to reduce the stigma surrounding mental health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From hosting <em>America\u2019s Got Talent<\/em> to surprising Reba McEntire with a hug on <em>The Voice,<\/em> Mandel remains committed to raising awareness, balancing his challenges with humor, and encouraging open conversations about mental illness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/?p=33874\">also read&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Howie Mandel, known for his germophobia and humor, recently opened up about his lifelong struggle with OCD and anxiety, describing it as \u201cabsolute hell.\u201d Despite his upbeat&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":33885,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33883"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=33883"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33883\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":48287,"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33883\/revisions\/48287"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/33885"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=33883"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=33883"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=33883"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}