Chris trondsen biography
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Chris Trondsen
Adversity: Has battled Body Dysmorphic Disorder and OCD
Advocacy: Shares his OCD story and helps run OCD support groups
“Helping others keeps me on my toes.
Chris trondsen biography
I can’t talk about, ‘Hey, you should not give into your obsessions’ and then turn around and give into them myself.”
Body Dysmorphic Disorder overshadowed OCD early on for Chris Trondsen. As early as age 7 he thought he had the worst acne he’d ever seen and by high school his preoccupation with his body image – along with depression – led to the use of alcohol and drugs.
As a senior in high school, Chris’ OCD really took hold, exhibited by an obsession with cleanliness. Chris’ showers began lasting longer, to the point where mold began developing in his bathroom.
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That, coupled with a TV special he saw on toxic mold, convinced him that his family’s home was toxic, so he moved out at age 19. He didn’t know he had OCD until one 3 a.m. trip to the grocery store – he shopped in early morning hours to avoid being