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.