Amanda Seyfried OCD Journey: The Unexpected Shield Against Hollywood's Dark Side
Amanda Seyfried opens up about her 'extreme' OCD journey and how it unexpectedly protected her from the dangers of Hollywood's drug and alcohol culture.
They say what doesn't kill you makes you stronger, but for Amanda Seyfried, her greatest struggle became her strongest shield. In a candid interview with Vogue, the actress revealed how her "really extreme" OCD, diagnosed when she was just 19, effectively kept her away from the toxic pitfalls of early fame.
The Amanda Seyfried OCD Journey: From Diagnosis to Resilience
While her contemporaries were staples of the mid-2000s nightclub scene, the Mean Girls alum was navigating a different reality. Seyfried credits her compulsive thoughts and rituals with preventing her from "entering the realm of nightclubs." She admitted she'd often make plans but ultimately stay home, a choice that shielded her from the substance abuse issues that plagued other young stars of that era.
Seyfried has been on Lexapro for over 20 years and sees no reason to stop. She draws a sharp comparison between mental and physical health, arguing that just because a mental illness isn't a visible "mass" or "cyst" doesn't mean it shouldn't be treated with the same seriousness as any other medical condition.
Breaking the Stigma of Medication
A mental illness should be taken as seriously as anything else. You don’t see it... but it’s there. Why do you need to prove it? If you can treat it, you treat it.
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