Jenna Ortegaa talented star derived from Netflix’s Addams Family Wednesday And a new Hollywood idol, who has appeared recently in Heart party Discuss her latest project, unn. The casual chat initially about her evening routine quickly transformed into a deeper theme: her journey with obsessive-compulsive disorder or obsessive-compulsive disorder.
“My obsessive-compulsive disorder is very strong,” Otega shares. “Repeat thoughts and count everything multiple times and have to take the same action over and over again.”
She continued, sharing her rest frankly, is not guaranteed after a busy day. “Sometimes, my nights include real exhaustion, up and down the stairs six times because that’s what I think I need to do to make sure no one breaks into my home,” she explained.
Watch the interview with Ortega below:
“Miracle Thinking Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder is an obsessive-compulsive subtype characterized by persistent invasive thoughts and obsessive-compulsive behaviors surrounding superstition or magical thinking to prevent negative experiences or harm to oneself or others,” NOCD, an accessible online OCD treatment center NOCD. “People with magical thinking often have intrusive thoughts that if they don’t perform specific actions, they will be responsible for the horrible events that happen.”
Why Celebrities Open to the Importance of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
For people with obsessive-compulsive disorder (or behaviors similar to obsessive-compulsive disorder due to other mental health conditions), including eating disorders, physical deformities, or behaviors on the spectrum), compulsive behaviors and anxiety can dominate everyday life. This reflects the phenomenon of magical thinking, a specific OCD subtype that individuals feel compelled to perform certain rituals such as flip switches or counting steps because they think these actions will eliminate negative outcomes. Even if people realize irrationality, fear is still obvious.
For busy individuals like Ortega, who have to juggle constant travel, fast routines, and the stress of staying productive, managing OCD can become even more challenging. Fatigue can amplify compulsivity, making the struggle more unbearable.
However, all subtypes, including magical thinking, can be treated, usually combined with medications, exposure and response prevention therapies, or ERP.
That’s why it makes so meaningful when public figures like Ortega speak publicly about their experiences with obsessive-compulsive disorder. When celebrities share their experiences on large platforms, it eliminates shame and misunderstandings, which opens the door for others to identify their own symptoms, not be alone and seek help. Remind that even the people we appreciate the most face mental health challenges, not only treatment exists, but life-changing.
Other celebrities about OCD opening include Will PoulterHe is open to the “cruel truth” of obsessive-compulsive disorder thought Amanda SeyfriedShe talked about her health anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder subtypes and Lili ReinhartHe has been diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder since elementary school.
To learn more about Magic Thinking Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, check out Pan Cookegraphic memoirs, Puzzled.
