Jamie Loftus Wasn’t a Budding Journalist, She Had Friggin’ OCD

Right now, in Jamie Loftus’s childhood home in Brockton, Mass.,
there are dozens, maybe hundreds of notebooks in storage boxes.
They’re from second grade up through middle school and each of
the notebooks is filled, cover to cover, with detailed
descriptions of where she was and what was happening: who was
there, what were they wearing, what was on the walls. The
descriptions are all written in a shorthand Jamie developed and
that no one else could read. At the time, the adults in her life
thought this indicated that she was a budding reporter. But no,
it was obsessive-compulsive disorder.


Over time, her OCD would evolve into self-harm and put her in the
emergency room. That’s where she found a doctor who understood
her and could help.


Today, Jamie stays aware of her OCD tendency as she experiences a
booming career in comedy and, yes, journalism, through her stage
performances and podcasts. She says that she’s able to better
control the same world that used to be so much more chaotic.


Find out more about Jamie Loftus's podcasts, comedy, videos, and
writing on her website JamieLoftus.xyz. Follow Jamie on Twitter
@jamieloftusHELP and on Instagram @jamiechristsuperstar.


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