Steve Jobs: Genius or Just Obsessive Compulsive?
Steve Jobs: Genius or Just Obsessive Compulsive?
It is rumored that Steve Jobs, the developer of Apple Electronics, suffered from the mental disease: OCPD. Jobs presented many symptoms of OCPD or Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder. He was considered a creative genius, but in order to reach that position he ruined his family relationships, his health, and even his happiness. OCPD is very similar to OCD, but there are slight differences. OCD causes people’s brains to send unwanted thoughts that disrupt and sometimes destroy their lives. Individuals who live with OCPD think that everything that they do or think is entirely correct and superior to everyone else’s choices.
Steve Jobs was never diagnosed with OCPD, but there is more than enough evidence to support the fact that he suffered from this disorder. According to the author of the article, Joshua Kendall, Jobs fit the description of an obsessive personality. Although his syndrome ruined his personal life, it was one of the main reasons his company thrived. Jobs was so focused on his work and his job that he made no time for his family. Jobs was such a perfectionist, so all of his products topped the charts. He was often infuriated when anything wasn’t done his way.
OCPD often runs in DNA, but scientists are still determining whether genes, environment, or a combination of the two are the cause of the disorder. Steve Jobs was not the only successful person to suffer from OCPD. Thomas Jefferson, a former president and Ted Williams, a baseball legend both carried OCPD. Thomas Jefferson kept a log of every penny he ever spent and he graphed every vegetable market in Washington D.C. Ted Williams would never stop working on his baseball swing. All he did was eat, sleep and practice. It is known that these historical celebrities family lives were long gone. Ted Williams admitted that he was nothing to his own deserted children. Although these obsessive behaviors were helpful to careers,
It is rumored that Steve Jobs, the developer of Apple Electronics, suffered from the mental disease: OCPD. Jobs presented many symptoms of OCPD or Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder. He was considered a creative genius, but in order to reach that position he ruined his family relationships, his health, and even his happiness. OCPD is very similar to OCD, but there are slight differences. OCD causes people’s brains to send unwanted thoughts that disrupt and sometimes destroy their lives. Individuals who live with OCPD think that everything that they do or think is entirely correct and superior to everyone else’s choices.
Steve Jobs was never diagnosed with OCPD, but there is more than enough evidence to support the fact that he suffered from this disorder. According to the author of the article, Joshua Kendall, Jobs fit the description of an obsessive personality. Although his syndrome ruined his personal life, it was one of the main reasons his company thrived. Jobs was so focused on his work and his job that he made no time for his family. Jobs was such a perfectionist, so all of his products topped the charts. He was often infuriated when anything wasn’t done his way.
OCPD often runs in DNA, but scientists are still determining whether genes, environment, or a combination of the two are the cause of the disorder. Steve Jobs was not the only successful person to suffer from OCPD. Thomas Jefferson, a former president and Ted Williams, a baseball legend both carried OCPD. Thomas Jefferson kept a log of every penny he ever spent and he graphed every vegetable market in Washington D.C. Ted Williams would never stop working on his baseball swing. All he did was eat, sleep and practice. It is known that these historical celebrities family lives were long gone. Ted Williams admitted that he was nothing to his own deserted children. Although these obsessive behaviors were helpful to careers,