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Lena Dunham has become known for many things over the years, but one of her greatest contributions to the screen has been giving a voice to those with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. In Girls, Dunham's Hannah Horvath truly struggles with OCD, and it's not presented for comedic purposes which past TV franchises have thrived on. Dunham discussed why she wanted to bring her personal struggle with the anxiety disorder to the surface, calling it "scarier than any sex scene" to film.
"Obsessive-compulsive disorder doesn't follow any rules of logic. I wish my OCD had been helpful enough to force me to organize my socks," Dunham described to NPR. "When you talk to somebody who has OCD, their habits are super specific, and so I wouldn't really know how to perform anybody else's version of it. I kind of just had to do my own and hope it translated." Who else can't stop thinking about that heartbreaking Q-tip scene with Adam (Adam Driver) rushing to the hospital?