{"id":3995,"date":"2024-09-12T08:46:20","date_gmt":"2024-09-12T08:46:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.amazinggstory.fun\/?p=3995"},"modified":"2024-09-12T08:46:20","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T08:46:20","slug":"howie-mandel-reveals-hes-incredibly-medicated-admits-mental-health-struggles-are-absolute-hell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amazinggstory.fun\/?p=3995","title":{"rendered":"Howie Mandel reveals he\u2019s \u2018incredibly medicated,\u2019 admits mental health struggles are \u2018absolute hell\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex-shrink-0 flex flex-col relative items-end\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"pt-0\">\n<div class=\"gizmo-bot-avatar flex h-8 w-8 items-center justify-center overflow-hidden rounded-full\">\n<div class=\"relative p-1 rounded-sm flex items-center justify-center bg-token-main-surface-primary text-token-text-primary h-8 w-8\">Howie Mandel, famous for his \u201cdon\u2019t touch me!\u201d catchphrase, shocked fans in September 2023 by hugging Reba McEntire on\u00a0<em>The Voice<\/em>. Known for his severe fear of germs due to obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), Mandel usually avoids physical contact. However, his excitement led to the unexpected embrace.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col flex-grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] text-message flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 break-words [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5 overflow-x-auto whitespace-pre-wrap\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"cc305ab6-8cac-406d-926b-dedd4cd36d0d\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/viralhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/A1-60.png\" width=\"489\" height=\"357\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Mandel has been open about his daily struggle with OCD, describing the pandemic as \u201cabsolute hell\u201d for worsening his fears. Though he appears lively on screen, he admits he often feels scared off-camera, relying on humor and medication to cope.<\/p>\n<p>By sharing his experiences, Mandel hopes to raise awareness about mental health, highlighting the challenges while encouraging open conversations.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Howie Mandel Opens Up About Mental Health: &#039;I&#039;m A Mess&#039;\" width=\"790\" height=\"444\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hBPQf0Yhzw4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Howie Mandel, famous for his \u201cdon\u2019t touch me!\u201d catchphrase, shocked fans in September 2023 by hugging Reba McEntire on\u00a0The Voice. Known for his severe fear of germs&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3996,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3995","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amazinggstory.fun\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3995","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amazinggstory.fun\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amazinggstory.fun\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amazinggstory.fun\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amazinggstory.fun\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3995"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.amazinggstory.fun\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3995\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3997,"href":"https:\/\/www.amazinggstory.fun\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3995\/revisions\/3997"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amazinggstory.fun\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3996"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amazinggstory.fun\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3995"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amazinggstory.fun\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3995"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amazinggstory.fun\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3995"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}