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Jenna Ortega's OCD: Anxiety-Fueled Routines Revealed
23 Oct
Summary
- Ortega experiences OCD symptoms when anxious, tired, or jet-lagged.
- She has managed OCD symptoms since she was seven years old.
- Ortega finds comfort in treating OCD like a game.
- Specific routines resurface when she feels anxious.
Actress Jenna Ortega has shared new details about her lifelong experience with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The Klara and the Sun star revealed in a recent interview that her OCD symptoms, which first appeared when she was seven years old, continue to manifest today.
Ortega described how specific routines, such as preparing her bed or brushing her hair, were part of her childhood. She explained that these repetitive behaviors, known as compulsions, are often triggered by anxiety, fatigue, or jet lag.
To manage the distress associated with her OCD, Ortega has found solace in reframing it as a game. This psychological approach, along with occasional therapy and medication, helps her cope with the persistent unwanted thoughts and urges characteristic of the disorder.
She also noted that her demanding acting career offers a paradoxical sense of relief, as the need to be present and perform on camera requires her to focus and breathe. This aspect of her job has become another way for her to manage her OCD symptoms.
