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In his struggle, Luke Combs wants to help others.
The superstar country singer spoke to “60 Minutes Australia” about living with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and anxiety.
“I’ve done it really well for the most part,” he said. “That’s something I think about in a few parts every day.”
Combs said he has an “ambiguous” form of OCD and he probably suffered from his worst flare leading up to his recent trip to Australia.
“Essentially, you don’t want to have,” he explained. “And they cause stress to you. And because you’re stressed, stress causes you to have more thoughts and then you don’t understand why you have them, and you’re trying to get rid of them, but when you try to get rid of them, you have more of them.
Combs described his thinking patterns as “really complicated” and “really detailed” and became a “expert” on how to manage flare-ups.
According to Mayo ClinicOCD “characterizes unwanted thoughts and fear patterns known as obsessive thoughts.”
“These obsessions lead to you being repetitive and reactive, which is also known as coercion,” the site says. “These obsessions and obsessions get in the way of daily activities and cause a lot of pain.”
His particular OCD is “particularly evil.” Because it’s not outwardly obvious, and Combs said his ideas are sometimes “internally violent.”
“I think the certain obstacle madness I have is… a way out of it. That doesn’t even matter what the idea is,” he said. “You’re giving credit to what your thoughts are irrelevant, and it’s just the fuel you have them. It’s learning to go “it doesn’t even matter what your thoughts are.” ”
“The more you worry about having an idea, the more they will eventually disappear,” he added.
Combs said he deals with and is thinking about the hindering thoughts about the stage. He said he started OCD at around 12 or 13 years old.
“I definitely want to spend some time at some point in my life with kids dealing with this doing some outreach,” he said. “It has hindered me many times in my life, where you are trying to misunderstand something. You’re doing something really great, you flare up and it ruins your life for six months.”
Combs said he has the tools to not be afraid of obstacles like he has in the past. His message is “You can live your life and be truly successful” on OCD.
