celebs with ocd

While the exact nature of his illnesses remain a mystery, the Royal College of Psychiatrists believe that Darwin suffered from OCD. Some experts believe he also had autism. He had a history of illnesses throughout his life and they have been studied for nearly a century.

According to the experts who’ve analyzed Dickens’ works, he apparently suffered from mild OCD.

He had some odd habits, such as sleeping in his clothes and was reported to have never removed his boots…these things have led experts to believe he suffered from OCD.

He had OCD and was also deaf.

This English author, poet, essayist, and critic had OCD as well as Tourette’s Syndrome.

This French novelist never was officially diagnosed with OCD but he was thought to have had it.

This revolutionary scientist, inventor, and engineer had OCD as well as autism. He obsessed over the number 3 and created elaborate rituals around the number 3.

Einstein was thought to have OCD.

By the late 1950s, Howard Hughes has developed symptoms of OCD and social avoidance behavior.

He has a phobia about germs so that he is afraid to shake hands, especially the hands of teachers. Trump says teachers have 17,000 germs per square inch on their desk, so he refuses to shake their hands. He also won’t push the ground floor button of an elevator because of all the germs on the button. He says he has borderline OCD.

Leonardo has OCD and he has to force himself to avoid stepping on chewing gum stains while he walks. He also fights urges to walk through doorways a number of times as he doesn’t want his condition to take over his life.

She reports she suffered from OCD as a child.

Cameron has OCD and has admitted she constantly rubs the doorknobs in her house so hard in order to clean them that the original paint on the doorknobs has faded away. She also admits washing her hands numerous times a day and she uses her elbows to push open doors.

Alec has OCD and he says the condition disrupts his life and his schedule.

Charlie has OCD, among other problems.

Charlize has OCD that involves excessive cleaning.

Thornton has OCD which manifests as repetitive and compulsive actions. He also suffers from phobias. Thornton and Warren Zevon became close friends after they discovered the other had OCD.

Thornton has OCD which manifests as repetitive and compulsive actions. He also suffers from phobias. Thornton and Warren Zevon became close friends after they discovered the other had OCD.

Woody suffers from OCD.

Perry admits to having OCD tendencies when she is very stressed out.

Howard chronicled his struggles with OCD in his book, Miss America and admits he struggles with the need to complete several types of rituals in order to distract himself from his fears about going into broadcasting.

Dan has Tourette’s Syndrome and he also may have OCD.

Roseanne has OCD.

Mandel has OCD and Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD). He avoids shaking hands and touching other people in order to avoid germs. He also shaves his head in the belief it makes him feel cleaner.

Kubrick is thought to have OCD.

Gifford is also thought to have OCD.

She has OCD.

Ford is terrified of reptiles and spiders and says he has OCD about it.