Mental illnesses come in various forms, often in ways that can overwhelm patients with guilt and shame. Such was the case with British woman Molly Lambert, 22, who came across a TikTok that potentially explained why she had been experiencing “intrusive” thoughts about harming children. Lambert was eventually diagnosed with P-OCD.
P-OCD is a rare pedophilia-themed obsessive-compulsive disorder, which came as a surprise to Lambert. She told People, “I thought OCD — like loads of people do — was cleaning and organizing. That can be a part of it, but that’s one theme out of all of these other themes that you can experience.”
