I have Asperger's and there are touches of OCD and ADHD. I'm glad Howie is talking about the very important issue of mental health. We aren't freaks. We are humans!!!
I agree we do need more help and education about mental health. We do need more people like Howie Mandel spreading awareness of mental health issues. Mental health checkups like he mentioned would be a great idea.
It's kinda funny how Mandel at that time had the "post-therapy euphoria" syndrome: once the therapists show the roots of your problems and you start to accept (NOT CHANGE) who you are, you feel the urge you've to tell the rest of the world about this "miracle". I just laughed at 2:39 - That moment is priceless.
Howie is so right. I've been struggling with OCD ever since I was a kid. I never really made anything of it because it wasn't really a big hindrance to my life. But as I got older, I've noticed I started creating new rituals for myself which drive me crazy. I don't have it as bad as Howie. But I do get very compulsive with some of the most stupidest things. For instance, when washing my hands, I have to grab at least 4 or 7 pieces of paper towels. Because I like those numbers a lot. I have to wash my hands in a certain rhythmic motion. Also, if I hear something funny or just a clever comment, I tend to repeat it over and over out loud compulsively because it makes me feel at ease. There's plenty more I won't get into. I'm 22 and I'm gonna start speaking to a behavioral therapist. Point is, this is a real problem and should be treated seriously.
Ompmovies you posted this 7 months ago- It's very brave of you to admit to yourself that it is causing you some grief and even braver to actually pick up the phone and reach out for help. I hope you did decide to start treating your disease and can see some progress there. The sooner we take control, the easier it can be. Good luck to you ! Hope you're well !
Yes i understand. I have rituals with my hand washing. I have to wash in a certain pattern and a certain number of times. If people bother me in public i have to repeat. I literally missed my entire lunch because people bothered me. On e lady i had to yell at her to get her to stop. I work at Walmart. They will ask questions while I'm washing my hands in the bathroom. I tell them they have just entirely ruined my lunch. Why would they talk to me. Its ridiculous. You can obviously see i am in a routine do not bother me. I can't take off my vest til i wash my hands. Ugh. These people. Its frustrating to love this way because others cant understand to leave you alone.
🙁 I have it, so Ik what it's like. OCD is having many areas in yur brain that are broken. It makes me sad when I have to hear it, or see others go through it
If a man you are open up on having mental health issues it will lose you friends, it will kill your career dead in the water and open you up to ridicule. If as a man if you have an issues for your own good keep it to yourself. I've learnt from bitter experience the consequences of opening up...don't do it.
thats 100% right.nobody realy understands thatswhy nobody can help somebody,wtf?its a specific therapy needed to get mentaly healthy,a lots of people need that.but who knows how to explain to others.it is possible to heal instantly not by period of time.there is special technique like meditation,I experienced that a lot of times,but its allways different,so just axept where you at and what causes you stop breathing with intensity,
Obsessive compulsive disorder. As an example, you wash your hands daily, but someone with OCD might have to wash their hands a certain amount of times or else they just shut down. It has to be done for them to feel accomplished for the day, to feel good. Etc. Some are more extreme than others.
Could he have dyspraxia, half of people with ADHD have dyspraxia, 40% - 50% of people with dyspraxia have ADHD ! I have dyspraxia, ADHD and aspergers traits with mental health problems.
Howie, you were just on Jay Leno and touched everything around you that had germs. The chair, the table everything back stage while you were waiting to come out . But you would not shake anyone's hand. I find this strange. Sounds like you have other issues besides being afraid of germs.
Eileen LeValley that's the way ocd works. It can be very strabge. I have it and can't sit down at public restraints because of germs but I'm fine every where else
What is the norm that we wanna label everything as some type of mental health. Everyone is different quit putting labels. It's how we become more separate
Some folks need help with their individual weaknesses. And talking about it just makes easier for others to learn from. We still have to end the stigmatized language around mental health treatment so people won't be nervous about seeking proper care.
Ugh why do we label different diseases, calling a sickness cancer is only making us more seperate. It doesn't matter if you are Deaf, stop trying for special treatment
Different???? Actually people with mental health issues don't enjoy being "different" it's fucken painful and there's a reason there needs to be a label to it because people treat them like a normal person when there suffering in silence! There needs to be an END to stigma and I'm talking stigma like the one you just posted here!!! Learn the fucken FACTS, you don't know wtf it feels like. Why don't you expirience your arm bleeding and continue on your day or life like that, well that's what the brain feels like when it's suffering, it's sad how people like you treat others, no wonder there's suicides and people that don't feel cared for or understood because world fucken BULLIES! LEARN THE FACTS BEFORE YOU JUDGE.
Just because someone has mental health issues DOESN'T mean they are a killer or harmful person, actually most don't want any harm on anyone, they just don't know how to handle there issues and it is extremely painful for them! If you knew OCD than you would know that OCD people actually have extreme compassion, sensitivity, and are scared to hurt a fly! Not all mental health issues cause people to be crazy, but mental health issues could co occur with anger, and if they do have intense issues it's because there not getting proper help so that could make you go crazy when the most important part of your body as a human is the mind and it's playing tricks on you! Also depending on upbringings, trauma, being bullied etc! If your arm was fucken bleeding and you didn't get help how the fuck would you handle it, would you not act crazy and scream for help??? You fucken would, well that's how the brain is and don't try to tell otherwise, know the facts before you say shit! Also you have no idea what it's like living in the hell of your own mind when all you want is to be normal, do you think people want to be on harmful medications the rest of there life? No they want a way out, help, and a cure, but unfortunately doctors just prescribe there shitty medications that don't even always help, and it's nearly impossible for these important humans to get into therapy when there is long wait times! Think back to the bleeding arm how would you feel waiting on that?!
It is surprising to me how many educated people are ignorant about mental health issues. There was a video yesterday about a child with Schizophrenia and the comments were horrible-people were saying that he needed a beating or better parents. I'm glad to see CNN talking about these issues. It's badly needed.
I guess we all suffer it or suffered it once in our lifetime. I actually agree with him, I would really appreciate it if society accepted people with mental health problems, it's a struggle that's all I can say. It's better to be honest and truthful and accept ones problems.
For a lot of people getting meaningful treatment for mental health is almost non existent. Trust me I know. How does one begin to heal and repair their life when your whole world comes crashing down around you? Where do you even begin? To try and not hide this problem is very difficult to say the least, When you let the cat out of the bag you find the people around you start to disappear. I feel for many including myself mental health is a dead end street with no light at the end of the tunnel. When you get to this point hope is nothing more than a fantasy. If you care about mental health then please advocate for access to treatment for this so people like me can find the help we are desperately looking for. You can not reach for a life preserver when there isn't one.
My ocd is obsessing over what other people think though so it's scary to do this :'( I also feel too embarrassed and ashamed and scared of how the anxiety will affect me when I do share.
I have discovered thru my life with personal problems, that MANY psychologists went into the study of psychology, purely for the reason that THEY had personal problems that weren’t being dealt with. In hopes of finding answers to their own flaws, they sometimes became the sort of mental health physicians that parents wouldn’t want their children exposed to. And so it goes…around and around…
There’s no healthy place for guys to talk about their mental problems cause guys aren’t supposed to have anxiety, at least that’s what I’ve been thought growing up
the news banner under howie..."mandel: couldn't tie shoes as a kid. Says he left shoes untied because laces touched the floor" Call me a grammar nazi... but it reads like its howie giving a lame excuse for not being able to tie his shoes instead of describing a horrible condition he is inflicted with.
