Howie Mandel opens up about living with OCD and anxiety, says comedy helps him cope

Howie Mandel opened up about living with anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder for most of his life.

Speaking to People in a recent interview, Mandel explained that, although he’s been open about his condition, he’s never fully revealed how low he can get when his condition impacts him. In particular, he tends to worry about his wife, Terry, and their kids, son Alex, 31, and daughters Riley, 28, and Jackie, 36. In normal times, he would simply focus on the fact that his family was fine. However, in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic last year, the star says his OCD was kicked into overdrive.