Indianapolis Colts' Braden Smith bravely battled severe OCD, specifically religious scrupulosity, that nearly ended his NFL ...

While players were in the battle of the NFL season, Braden Smith was fighting a different one: the one going on inside his ...

NFL player Braden Smith opens up about his struggles with OCD and religious scrupulosity, including how psychedelics helped him find relief.

Smith (No. 72) calls his OCD "like the final boss in a video game." Michael Conroy/AP “It’s that greater self-awareness and seeing the OCD for what it is,” he said.

While NFL players were in the trenches of a grueling season, Braden Smith was fighting a different battle: the one going on inside his own mind. In the middle of what was meant to be a playoff ...

The OCD had taken the joy out of football for Smith, so much so that he was suffering “mental breakdowns” before games and becoming distracted on the field. He told his wife Courtney that he ...

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — While NFL players were in the trenches of a grueling season, Braden Smith was fighting a different battle: the one going on inside his own mind. In the middle of what ...