David Beckham has revealed how living with obsessive-compulsive disorder means he spends hours cleaning and organizing his home while the rest of his family are in bed.
The former England football captain, 47, says in an upcoming Netflix documentary:
"The fact that when everyone is in bed, I come around, clean the candles, turn the lights on in the right setting, make sure everything is tidy. I hate coming down in the morning to find glasses, plates and bowls.
Victoria Beckham says "He's so perfect" and points out that she appreciates the fact that he cleans up.
David Beckham said he finds cleaning rituals "tiresome" but "feels compelled to do them."
Beckham has discussed OCD before. He told the Daily Mail that he arranged clothes and magazines in straight lines and symmetrical patterns.
OCD is about the fear that if you don't do things a certain way, some harm will be caused or something bad will happen. It's about not having control over your negative thoughts.
What causes further concern for someone with OCD is the fear of acting on their obsessive thought. It should be noted that people with OCD are unlikely to act on their thoughts. But, often they feel as if their thoughts are equivalent to reality, they feel as if the very fact that they have a certain thought is the same as if they had done that action according to that thought.
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is not being a person who prefers organization and order, but it is a serious anxiety disorder that can cause severe distress and can impair one's ability to function in life.
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a chronic, long-term disorder in which a person has uncontrollable and repetitive thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions).
