Charlie's Angel announces having OCD

"I'm not scared of germs, I'm just not into other people's fluids..." -Cameron Diaz

Known for being a popular girl in Something About Mary to a princess who turns into a green ogre in Shrek to a private investigator working for Charles Townsend Agency in Charlie’s Angel, Cameron Diaz has achieved great success in the past fourteen years of her acting career. Although she’s seen as one of those people who seems to have no problems and living the "perfect" life on Hollywood’s red carpet, little did many people know that the actress suffered an anxiety disorder behind close curtains. Cameron Diaz announced publicly in May 10, 2007 that she has an Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder which affects 1 to 2 in 100 people and is prone to more women than men. By dictionary definition, OCD is a psychoneurotic disorder in which the patient is beset with obsessions or compulsions or both and suffers extreme anxiety or depression through failure to think the obsessive thoughts or perform the compelling acts. In other words, OCD is a constant obsession that one has difficulty of surpassing.

Cameron Diaz said that she “habitually rubs doorknobs so hard before opening doors to clean them that the original paint on the doorknobs fades afterwards.” Talk about girl power. She proclaimed that she washes her hands “many times” a day and uses her elbows to push open doors. She also admits being a big gemophobic, someone who has fear of dirty stuff, germs, etc. Although she has OCD, Diaz is okay with it, stating that she thinks she made “peace with it.” She's not alone because there are other celebrities with OCD such as Donald Trump, Jessica Alba, and Harrison Ford.

To me, I think that Cameron Diaz having OCD shows a lot about her; she's positive and doesn't let the disorder affect her as much as one may think. She sets an example for those who have OCD and sees it negatively that it's an okay thing to have. Instead of hiding her disorder like some people, she shows that they shouldn't feel bad and that they're not alone. She's chill :) I think that many people can relate to this because we all have some things that really bother us. Some people can't stand touching other people, or they have to hand sanitize their hands every 30 minutes, or they can't touch dirt.

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