Elizabeth McIngvale (born 1986) is the founder of Peace of Mind, a non-profit organization. She herself was diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) at the age of 12, and at age 18 became the national spokesperson for the International OCD Foundation. She lives in Houston, Texas and is the daughter of area businessman Jim McIngvale and his wife Linda.
At one point doctors believed McIngvale's OCD was too severe to be treatable. Her rituals included having to repeat menial tasks 42 times, an obsession with religious symbolism, and washing her hands over 100 times a day.
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