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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Health
Vinay Patel

'I Thought I Was a Paedophile': Woman Reveals the Early OCD Signs She Mistook for Evil Thoughts

Molly Lambert, 22, has opened up about the harrowing childhood torment she endured for over a decade before being diagnosed with a widely misunderstood form of OCD. (Credit: YouTube Screenshot / SWNS)

A young British woman has bravely spoken out about the harrowing psychological torment that plagued her childhood years before she finally received a correct diagnosis. For over a decade, she privately battled deeply distressing intrusive thoughts, completely unaware that her secret shame was actually a widely misunderstood subtype of obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Her life took a dramatic turn during the lockdown when a chance encounter on social media finally unmasked the truth behind her mental health struggle.

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