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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
National
Paige Oldfield

'Hidden condition almost drove me to suicide - I was washing my hands 150 times a day'

Having spent all morning mustering up the courage to leave his home, William Hale opened his front door and took a few steps outside.

The sun and fresh air felt nice on his skin. But he was suddenly hit by a sense of crippling anxiety – one that would leave him questioning every single person who walked by.

“Did they cough as they walked past me?” he asked himself. “Did I trip them up?”

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