The british broadcast company ITV1 has made the scope: in an interview with the famous soccer player David Beckham he is going to reveal his battle with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder:
“I’ve got this obsessive compulsive disorder where I have to have everything in a straight line or everything has to be in pairs. I’ll put my Pepsi cans in the fridge and if there’s one too many then I’ll put it in another cupboard somewhere.”
“I’ll go into a hotel room and before I can relax, I have to move all the leaflets and all the books and put them in a drawer. Everything has to be perfect.” Asked if he wanted to stop his obsessive behaviour, he said: “I would like to. I’ve tried and can’t stop.” Beckham admitted he was also addicted to having tattoos, partly because he enjoys the pain.
Other famous OCD sufferers include Paul Gascoigne, Woody Allen, Harrison Ford, Emily Lloyd, Michelle Pfeiffer and Winona Ryder. In an earlier era, Charles Dickens and Marcel Proust are also said to have been victims of the condition.
Sources:
The Independent: Beckham reveals his battle with obsessive disorder, 03 April 2006
ITV: Becks admits to obsessive behaviour, Mon Apr 3 2006
Tags: Charles Dickens, David Beckham, itv, Michelle Pfeiffer, OCD, ocd sufferers, Paul Gascoigne, soccer player, Winona Ryder, world cup 2006
