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It was mentioned that Howie Mandel discussed his OCD and germaphobia in the book, which he believes might have been the reason why he became a performer to get his mother's attention.
you think you might have become a performer because you wanted attention from your mom
— Episode: 210: Howie Mandel | A Conversation About...
Episode: 210: Howie Mandel | A Conversation About Mental He...
It was mentioned that Howie Mandel discussed his OCD and germaphobia in the book, which he believes might have been the reason why he became a performer to get his mother's attention.
you think you might have become a performer because you wanted attention from your mom
you know you analyze this seems like in hindsight looking back this is such a weird path
the book which by the way is called it's called here's the deal don't touch me
and we'll link to that in the show notes great title
Episode: 210: Howie Mandel | A Conversation About Mental He...
Howie Mandel's book was mentioned multiple times, and it was suggested that listeners may have gained insights into his journey through his past and his mental health challenges from reading it.
You know in my book I wrote I wrote in my book that was my you know I'm older than I'm older new and older than probably most people listening but I'm in my mid-60s so as a being a child of the 50s you know mental even the word mental had a stigma negative so you know people thought I was odd.
but I you know you analyze this seems like in hindsight looking back this is such a weird path this your path yeah but I think everybody has a weird path I'm sitting here with you who started to do a podcast you told me 13 years ago 13 years ago so I've 13 years ago I defy you to ask anybody what a podcast was and find like I'm two one out of 10 people may have heard of it I wouldn't have 13 years ago I know for myself but so so what makes somebody do it's the same thing the same answer for me is it is for you or anybody that is doing something where they didn't just go to school graduate and get a job working for somebody and you know and and I've talked about this many times the connotation of what our normal life is the normal life is if you listen to radio where you said you started you know Wednesday was considered hump day yeah what is hump day hump day is the connotation of getting halfway through you're almost over the hump of the shit that you have to do all week to what to get to the weekend just so you don't have to do it not even to do something you want just so you don't have to do that sure so our normal path in life and when I say normal I mean the most common path in life is you go to school you learn some shit that you're really not interested and you go get a job and you pay your rent but are you happy no you got hump day not really so all these people including yourself who are doing kind of something they want something they created some way of doing it sometimes you can look back and you go well how did I get here and what is it that made me come here you know and maybe it was the need I do it to what you just said you know I was an only child until my brother was born three years later and I remember you know at that time losing 5% of the attention I still good well I still had 95% I was I was walking it were three years different I was walking and talking he was a meatball that came home right and didn't have to do it they had to put them to bed swaddle them and clean them up yeah but so whatever that took away from me is really still kind of emblazoned in my mind so maybe it was just about getting attention good bad nougat just I needed attention so I don't know I'm being self analytical I don't think it's really good to analyze but I do and just when I have those that spare time and I do have a lot of spare time even though I'm doing a lot you know these are the kind of things I think of like what made me move 3000 miles away from anybody I've ever met known into a bit with nobody you know this is I'm out here in the middle of nowhere yeah
it's called here's the deal don't touch me and we'll link to that in the show notes
you think you might have become a performer because you wanted attention from your mom do you still feel like that's the well you know and then again I'm not a professional but I you know you analyze this seems like in hindsight looking back this is such a weird path this your path yeah but I think everybody has a weird path
Episode: 210: Howie Mandel | A Conversation About Mental He...
Howie Mandel's book was mentioned in the context of his past and how it relates to his present, and his reflections on attention-seeking as a child.
you think you might have become a performer because you wanted attention from your mom do you still feel like that's the
it's called here's the deal don't touch me and we'll link to that in the show notes great title
but I you know you analyze this seems like in hindsight looking back this is such a weird path this your path yeah but I think everybody has a weird path