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Jenna Ortega opens up about her OCD and anxiety



Jenna Ortega opens up about her OCD and anxiety

it’s quite difficult because we’re always traveling for work and it’s always a new environment and whatever the job is you kind of have to create a new routine that you can only really stick to for 6 weeks because then you’re off to the next one I too feel the need to go to bed around 8:00 p.m. 8:30 but I don’t because it’s the only time I can get things done also when I’m tired I have um pretty intense OCD so I have a lot of that’s kind of my routine in terms of repetitive thoughts and Counting everything multiple times and having to do the same action and over and over so sometimes my nights consist of like just being really exhausted and going up and down the stairs six times because I think that’s what I need to do to make sure nobody breaks into my home I’m trying I’m trying to meditate and that’s been a little bit of a learning curve but I’m getting quite good at it now and I think I have to start my day that way otherwise um I don’t know it explains kind of my anxiety in recent years so it’s been nice to kind of deal with that in a peaceful manner

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  2. @fransmeijer211 on

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  14. @davidgrisez on

    I am 73 years old and I developed OCD symptoms when I was a teenager. So I have lived with OCD for most of my life. For me the two things that have worked the best is selective serotonin reuptake medication along with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in the form of what is known as Exposure and Response Prevention Therapy. Eventually this retrains the mind and actions. With me OCD is never completely eliminated, but it can be kept at a very low level.

  17. @AI-ch3if on

    If I met her, I would recommend she try seeking Jesus and do deliverance. There are testimonies of people online being delivered of OCD. Personally, deliverance in Jesus' name set me free of 20 years of depression, intense food cravings, and a compulsive behavior — Glory to Jesus!

  25. @TheGundamsword on

    This honestly makes so much sense. She seems very specific about things in her work life. So it is no surprise she suffers from OCD. It's interesting too because Acting almost requires you to step out of your comfort zone and adapt on the fly. But I think Jenna is ultimately going to end up in the director chair since that seems to be where OCD is most useful.

  26. @piylowwii7777 on

    Omg I’m so thankful for her honesty about this 😭 I can relate to this but I don’t know how to heal or control it I’m trying to I know I will

  29. @Ella19s on

    Stress increases ocd symptoms. So does fear. I have ocd bad since middle school. Distractions help. But I notice even though it’s been over 15 years since I started doing things like lifting up a chair in my room all night long in middle school just so it wasn’t touching too long and just so it could breathe? Idk but anyway, ocd calms down a lot when you grow older depending on the choices you make. It’s a panic manic, calming system that happens and we keep repeating it because we end up in more of a panic because after we do the routine and it doesn’t calm your body, it heightened everything and makes the task longer. It’s an endless cycle but I hope it gets better. It’s not a life long disease or anything. It’s just a beautiful brain that needs to relax

  31. @Adancerslife17 on

    People say “oh I’m so OCD” because they opened the chip bag the wrong way then there’s me who forgot to lock the door when I left for school and now someone is going to break in and hurt my family and even though it happened a month ago it is a haunting feeling

  39. @HIGHANDLOWECHANNNEL on

    OCD can be a real 'routine' killer, but seriously, it's a daily struggle and I'm glad she's speaking out about her experiences – it's comforting to know I'm not alone in this!

  44. @mcaro493 on

    I didn’t even realize it but while I was watching this I had to scratch my elbow and I did it like six times cause of my undiagnosed ocd 😛

  45. @KGNWCA on

    I have odc also, but I hate labels so I say I don’t so people won’t bother me but it’s so annoying. It’s hard because I feel so alone in my suffering because nobody understands it like at all fr.

  46. @NatalieNichols_ on

    I can relate to this I have anxiety ocd I too have repetitive thoughts ocd worry thoughts fear anxiety thoughts. I take deep breathes to slow things down to practice what im doing right now in the present moment

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