{"id":86991,"date":"2024-08-21T15:38:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-21T08:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inovatestory.com\/?p=86991"},"modified":"2024-08-21T15:38:02","modified_gmt":"2024-08-21T08:38:02","slug":"howie-mandel-reveals-hes-incredibly-medicated-admits-mental-health-struggles-are-absolute-hell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inovatestory.com\/howie-mandel-reveals-hes-incredibly-medicated-admits-mental-health-struggles-are-absolute-hell\/","title":{"rendered":"Howie Mandel reveals he\u2019s \u2018incredibly medicated,\u2019 admits mental health struggles are \u2018absolute hell\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Howie Mandel reveals he\u2019s \u2018incredibly medicated,\u2019 admits mental health struggles are \u2018absolute hell\u2019\n</h2><p>Howie Mandel, famous for his \u201cdon\u2019t touch me!\u201d catchphrase, shocked fans in September 2023 by hugging Reba McEntire on The Voice. 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.\n</p><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.\n</p><p>By sharing his experiences, Mandel hopes to raise awareness about mental health, highlighting the challenges while encouraging open conversations.\n</p><p><iframe title='\"Howie' mandel opens up about mental health: a mess width='\"791\"' height='\"445\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.youtube.com%5C/embed%5C/hBPQf0Yhzw4?feature=oembed%5C%22" frameborder='\"0\"' allow='\"accelerometer;' autoplay clipboard-write encrypted-media gyroscope picture-in-picture web-share referrerpolicy='\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"' allowfullscreen>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Howie Mandel reveals he\u2019s \u2018incredibly medicated,\u2019 admits mental health struggles are \u2018absolute hell\u2019 Howie Mandel, famous for his \u201cdon\u2019t touch me!\u201d catchphrase, shocked fans in September 2023 by hugging Reba McEntire on The Voice. Known for his severe fear of germs due to obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), Mandel usually avoids physical contact. However, his excitement led\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":86995,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[670],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-86991","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/inovatestory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/328.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inovatestory.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86991","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inovatestory.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inovatestory.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inovatestory.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inovatestory.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=86991"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/inovatestory.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86991\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":86996,"href":"https:\/\/inovatestory.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86991\/revisions\/86996"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inovatestory.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/86995"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inovatestory.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=86991"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inovatestory.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=86991"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inovatestory.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=86991"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}</p></iframe></p>