Overview
- Seyfried says she was diagnosed at 19 while filming HBO's Big Love and described her OCD as “really extreme.”
- She recalls undergoing brain scans at the time and starting medication, which she continues to take every night.
- Her mother took a sabbatical to live with her during the evaluation period, providing crucial support as she sought care.
- She avoided potential triggers such as heavy drinking, drugs, and late nights, crediting those choices with keeping her out of nightclub culture.
- She has detailed episodes of severe health anxiety that led to an MRI and a psychiatric referral, and she now says her compulsive thoughts have eased with age.