i'm just checking." >> michael has ocd. it's a disorder that affects behavior. >> i think the best way to understand what it is, is to relate it to something that everyone kind of thinks of in their own life. so, obsessive, in usual day-to-day language, means someone who thinks a lot, or someone who's a worrier. when you think about compulsive, typically when we're saying that in kind of in a day-to-day way, we're meaning someone is very particular. they're very neat. they're very organized. when you use obsessive and compulsive in obsessive-compulsive disorder, though, it really refers to an anxiety disorder, and by anxiety disorder we mean that your anxiety system is kind of kicking on all the time and for really no good reason. >> in other words, when there's real danger, anxiety can be a good thing. it alerts us to the hazard. but people with ocd have anxiety even when there is no danger. and that affects how they relate to the world around them. >> what people do when they have ocd is they find that if they engage in s

there is my coeditor, who has overcome her ocd. it's hopeful.also -- some people are still in the thisk it of it's tough. and then there's people like me who lived with people who have these issue is why the book is called easy to love but hard to live with. it can be challenging. >> my doctor always taught me to look at the the symptoms and then work backwards. i wonder how much of these symptoms, if you work backwards r really all about the food we're eating, the pollution in our environment, the water that we're drinking. and i wonder how much just a little change in the processing of our foods or the foods that we choose, the water that we choose, to make sure it's clean, and the least processed and the most fresh -- i wonder how much that could make a difference, even with the people who have these brain-based deformities and issues. what do you think about that? >> i think you are totally right on, carol. i think it makes a huge difference. i think that's why the prevalence is higher. but it's interesting -- maybe it's because i have a dau

they are telling us that will be no inflation for the next 20 or 30 years in of the ocd.hat is a big statement. it is overvalued. that said, the question is, the question you are implying, why are people excepting negative yields? the answer is potentially because to keep your money safe in the new post a great financial crisis in layman, you should not over expect safe assets to yield a return. maybe we should a rethink the tenants of what it is. >> it is a temporary phenomenon or has it been well a while? >> it will be around quite a while. we think it will last for quite a while. exactly how long is difficult to say. but five years as far as anybody wants to project themselves. the stocks, total public has not come down since the great financial crisis. >> would you look at the german sovereign curve and compare it to 12 months ago, that was no -- on any german debt. the ecb is still not in the market. the ecb comes into the market can they really by the front it of the curve and buy bonds? >> that will be tricky. we have some doubt they will be able to reach of their

the other -- that's what happens when you have ocd.lover ronald was his weakness, but we heard it every minute. and that was between joey and johnny's politics and that was the main topic. so after a while because of that, they didn't talk to each other. kennedy: how bad was the animosity in your later years? >> when i got back, it's still the same. you know, some people just don't get along. again, opposites attract, that is what we do with the music. so if we were totally different people, it might have affected the music. kennedy: some people say that you trash everyone in the band. they feel like they are best softened in history? >> well, that was the only bad review. kennedy: you are a huge fan before you joined. >> he was ready to give you his job as. >> after three and a half years he decided to leave the band, and i wish that they had stayed together because i love lineup. and somehow i wish that the petty animosity would have disappeared and it would have a situation where they could've been close. kennedy: i love the punk ro

perhaps they're ocd or appearing -- have, perhaps their ocd or anxiety and it turns more impulsive. >> reporter: unger turned to a thatches and says it's getting better. she now -- therapist and says it's getting better. she now eats more protein including meats and fish. >> i'm not vegan anymore. >> reporter: she changed her name from the blonde vegan to the balanced blog. >> the american psychiatric association does not officially recognize orthorexia but those in the medical community are seeing a rise in the number of people showing signs in the disorder. thanks for watching wusa9 news at 5:00. >>> wusa9 news at 6:00 starts right now. >> reporter: kind of unusual for us to have snow on top of snow, but we could see 1 to 3 inches in the metro area with more south and east, how much could fall and what it means to you morning commute. >> reporter: legalization of pot possession in the district come midnight will proceed despite threats from congress. i'm surae chinn with that story. >> reporter: a top state department official arrested on a charge of soliciting sex from a minor in f

doing to feel better begins to control them because of other traits that they have, perhaps they are ocd or anxiety and it becomes more and more compulsive. >> reporter: younger turned to a therapist and nutritionist and says she is getting better. in addition to vegetables, she now eats more protein including meat and fish. >> i'm not vegan anymore. i don't believe in labels anymore. >> reporter: and she has changed the name of her blog from the blonde vegan to the balanced blonde. bigad shaban, cbs news, los angeles. >> the american psychiatric association doesn't officially recognize orthorexia. but those in the medical community say they are seeing a rise in the number of people showing signs of it. >>> saving for the future is more difficult now than ever before. the increasing role of financial advisers in today's business world. >> and a reminder if you have a consumer problem or perhaps just a question, give our hotline a call, at 888-5-helps- u. volunteers are there right now. >>> now it's time to bite into a peach from south america. tony tantillo explains why they are so juicy

we got humans versus robots in the world of ocd porn.irst one is these robots who do nothing but arrange batteries as they come down the line. this robot finds all of the different batteries, aangers them in different lines. it's cool. >> it's organized. that's for sure. the fun part to watch is the robot that lines them up. >> yeah. >> i feel like that ro bat has a personality. >> is this in a factory? a plant? >> it's from november last year. basically just sort of showing off what they can do and cycling all of the batteries through and showing that they don't have to be lined up they can line them up just the way and pack them like that. >> i need a pack expo robot when i go on vacation. >> i need an unpack expo. >> or the skills of this guy work in the kitchen. he's taking plates putting them in the wash and unpacking them. watch this guy. he could give the robots a run for their money. >> wow. >> he cleans them up even quicker. he has unlocked expert level. what do you think? robots humans humans robots. >> i'm going human everythi

it is a form of ocd or some sort of mental disorder. it is good he is doing well but now he says he is looking forward to a future career as an actor. why his family would then say yes we will support you in a caw rier that is -- career that is thought stable and you play someone not yourself, how is that getting a grip on reality? it is not. acting is an awful profession. all actors should not do it. >> you are trying to reduce the competition, aren't you? >> no. >> tom, are you scared of aging? >> i suffer from this very same disorder. i am 83. i always try to hold on to youth, but they go running to their parents and i have to leave the playground. that's another restraining order. we all want the fountain of youth. we are all trying to be young. >> always back to the weed. >> how about -- did i go to you? are you fascinated by this? >> i am curious how did you overcome having this? >> i never did. >> it was too much from a growth perspective. you were able to hold down a job for eight years and we were all proud of you for that. i d

so we would be 32% and the average ocd country is 18%. why do other countries have low capital gains tax rates because they know the low capital gains tax rates are good for entrepreneurship and start-up companies. the increase unfortunately is very much anti-silicon valley. he would impose capital gains at death. the problem is we already have a 40% estate tax that hits wealth at death. if you look around the world, countries generally either have a state or inhartance tax or they tax capital gains at death and generally don't do beth and the president wants to do both and the problem is that will hurt high earners and hurts the economy and hurts all of us. he would increase cooperate taxes. we have the most competitive corporate tax in the world. we have the highest rate with state taxes on top, the u.s. tax rate is 40% and the average global tax rate is just 24%. a second problem with our tax system is we tax corporations on a worldwide basis. the united states sort of claims the right to tax u.s. companies on their operations througho

so we would be up at 32% and the average ocd country is 18%. why do other countries have low capital gains tax rates? because they know the low capital gains tax rates are good for entrepreneurship and start-up companies. the president's tax rates increase unfortunately is very much anti-silicon valley. he would impose capital gains at death. the problem is we already have a 40% estate tax that hits wealth at death. if you look around the world countries generally either have a state or inheritance tax or they tax capital gains at death and generally don't do both. the president wants to do both and the problem is that will hurt high earners and hurts the economy and hurts all of us. he would increase corporate taxes. we have the most competitive corporate tax in the world. we have the highest rate with state taxes on top, the u.s. tax rate is 40% and the average global tax rate is just 24%. a second problem with our tax system is we tax corporations on a worldwide basis. the united states sort of claims the right to tax u.s. companies on their

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tell me they are using it because of adhd, concentration sleep issues, headaches anxiety, depression, ocd menstrual cramps. they see getting high as an acceptable recreational activity because we legalized it. the messages are getting kids their music, pop culture, advertising online, magazines newspapers, commercials. marijuana is glorified and politicized. because it is sold it -- so legally in stores, it is believed to be safe. so, we have normalized marijuana use. in denver, our ordinance as you can use marijuana in your front yard. out in the open for everyone to see. a lot of people thought this was going to be for a dog in the privacy of your own home, small amounts, but unfortunately in denver, that's not what were seeing. again, our newspaper, we have all sorts of things about recipes, cultivation, pot events. the recent marijuana vince i'm sure you heard about in denver, the advertisements, and the reputation of colorado is being a stoner state now. the transfer marijuana in schools, leading story back in november 2013, pot is increasing in schools. this is a recent statistic in

tell me they are using it because of adhd, concentration sleep issues, headaches, anxiety, depression, ocd menstrual cramps. they see getting high as an acceptable recreational activity because we legalized it. the messages are getting kids their music, pop culture advertising online, magazines, newspapers, commercials. marijuana is glorified and politicized. because it is sold it -- so legally in stores, it is believed to be safe. so, we have normalized marijuana use. in denver, our ordinance as you can use marijuana in your front yard. out in the open for everyone to see. a lot of people thought this was going to be for a dog in the privacy of your own home, small amounts, but unfortunately in denver, that's not what were seeing. again, our newspaper, we have all sorts of things about recipes, cultivation, pot events. the recent marijuana vince i'm sure you heard about in denver the advertisements, and the reputation of colorado is being a stoner state now. the transfer marijuana in schools, leading story back in november 2013, pot is increasing in schools. this is a recent statistic in