Ellen Degeneres It was revealed that he has been diagnosed with osteoporosis, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and ADHD.
During her final Netflix special “For Your Consideration,” which premiered Tuesday, the 66-year-old comedian opened up about her recent triple diagnosis, as she opened up about aging.
DeGeneres recalled that she took a “stupid bone density test” on her doctor’s recommendation and discovered she had “full-blown osteoporosis.”
She told the audience, “I don’t even know how I’m standing right now. I’m like a human sandcastle. I could fall apart in the shower.”
Ellen DeGeneres revealed that she was diagnosed with osteoporosis, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and ADHD. (Alberto Rodriguez/E! Entertainment/NBCUniversal/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
Osteoporosis is a “bone disease that develops when bone mineral density and bone mass decrease, or when bone structure and strength change. This disease” can lead to a decrease in bone strength that can lead to bone loss. The risk of bone fractures may increase, according to the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases.
about 20% Women aged 50 and above According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, you have osteoporosis.
“It’s hard to be honest about aging and still look good,” DeGeneres admitted.
“I had excruciating pain one day and I thought I had torn a ligament or something and I got an MRI and they said, ‘No, it’s just arthritis.’ I said, ‘How did I get that?’ And she said, ‘Oh, that’s what happens at your age,'” the former “Ellen” actress said.
DeGeneres opened up about aging during her new Netflix special. (Netflix)
DeGeneres also shared that her therapist diagnosed her with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The “Finding Dory” star told viewers that she entered therapy because she was “trying to deal with all the hate coming at me.”
“I’m like a human sandcastle. I can fall apart in the shower.”
In July 2020, DeGeneres’ long-running daytime talk show “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” was rocked by former toxic workplace allegations as well as allegations of sexually inappropriate behavior by ousted producers. DeGeneres apologized to her staff in a statement and apologized again on-air during the premiere of the show’s 18th season in September 2020.
In 2021, DeGeneres announced that her show would end after its 19th season. The final episode aired in May 2022.
During her Netflix special, DeGeneres said, “I might have OCD because a therapist said so and I said, ‘Yeah, I’m very organized,’ because I thought that’s what O.”
“I didn’t know what OCD was,” she added. “I was raised in a religion, Christian Science, that does not accept diseases or disorders. So when I was growing up, no one talked about anything. No discussion of anything. It was not.”
DeGeneres told viewers that she could “disintegrate in the shower.” (Netflix)
DeGeneres said of her late father, Elliot, “I look back now and I realize that my father definitely had OCD.”
He further added, “Before we left he would check door latches 15 times, he would check taps 15 times, he would switch off all appliances before we left the house because lightning could strike and cause a fire.” “Could be hereditary. They say it could be hereditary.”
According to the National Institute of Mental Health, OCD is a “long-lasting disorder in which the individual experiences uncontrollable and recurring thoughts (obsessions), engages in repetitive behaviors (compulsions), or both.”
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comedian He said that after his therapy session, he asked his wife, Portia de Rossi, if she thought DeGeneres might have OCD.
“And she said, ‘Yes, you do that,'” DeGeneres recalled. “Actually that sentence barely came up. It’s ridiculous. I’ve never thought of myself as obsessive. I think of myself as careful and everyone else as careless and out of control.”
DeGeneres announced that following the release of her Netflix special, she would be retiring from the public eye. (Getty Images)
Additionally, DeGeneres shared that she has attention deficit disorder (ADD), which she now known as ADHD (Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder).
According to the National Institute of Mental Health, ADHD is a “developmental disorder marked by persistent symptoms of inattention and/or hyperactivity and impulsivity that interfere with functioning or development.”
“My ADD makes it really hard to sit down and concentrate on anything,” DeGeneres said.
“I mean, do you know how hard it was for me to put this together?” He added his special.
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“Of course you don’t,” DeGeneres continued. “Why would I ask that question? Why would I ask that question? Why do people ask questions of people they know they don’t have answers for?”
“It’s hard for me to concentrate,” DeGeneres admitted as the audience laughed.
“So, I have ADD, I have OCD, I’m losing my memory,” she said. “But I think I’m well-adjusted because I obsess over things, but I don’t have the attention span to stick to it, and I quickly forget what I was obsessing about in the first place.” Was.”
“So, I think it takes me every bit of the way to be well adjusted.”
DeGeneres joked that having osteoporosis, ADHD, and OCD makes her “well-adjusted.” (Robin Beck/AFP via Getty Images)
At the end of her special, which she said would be her last before she retires, DeGeneres thanked her viewers.
DeGeneres admitted that in the past, she “cared too much about what other people thought about me.”
“But over time you gain perspective, which is a good thing about aging,” he said. “It doesn’t completely compensate for arthritis or brittle bones. But with perspective, you realize that caring what people think is healthy to some extent, but not when it affects your health. Mental health.”
“So after a lifetime of caring, I can’t do it anymore. So I don’t,” she said to cheers from the audience.
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DeGeneres continued, “But if I’m honest — and I have the choice of people remembering me as someone who was mean, or as someone who was endearing.”
“Darling,” she added. “I choose him.”
