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John D. Rockefeller: Turning Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Into Success


John D. Rockefeller, the Standard Oil magnate who, by the time of his
death in 1937, was probably worth close to a billion dollars, is perhaps
one of the best historical examples of an obsessive-compulsive. An
obsessive-compulsive is one who is driven to an act or acts, generally
being asocial. By his own fixations and by nature of his peculiar psyche
he must balance these actions with others more socially acceptable. There are
abundant examples of Rockefeller's deeds fitting these clinical
characteristics, and John D. Rockefeller is today generally regarded as an
obsessive-compulsive. The roots of this disorder are traceable back to his
childhood. While much of Rockefeller's business history remains a mystery
today, it is apparent that much of his success is attributable to his
obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Franz Alexander and Louis B. Shapiro's description of the obsessive-
compulsive disorder from their book Neuroses, Behavior Disorders, and
Perversions0 is a frequently used summa... [to view the full essay now, purchase below]

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