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'My OCD made me think I had cheated on my boyfriend' reveals Helen Flanagan as she opens up about her mental health battles on the Life of Bryony podcast


Speaking on The Mail's Life of Bryony podcast, Helen Flanagan reveals how her OCD and intrusive thoughts affected her relationship. Listen wherever you get your podcasts now.

'And for some reason my OCD when I got home told me that I slept with him in the toilet and that I cheated on Scott and I didn't even go near the guy I just saw a red lipstick mark on his face.' The TV personality shares Matilda, nine, Delilah, six, and Charlie, three with ex-fiancé and Bristol Rovers player Scott Sinclair. Whilst obsessive-compulsive disorder, known as OCD, is a mental health condition that causes people to experience unwanted, repetitive thoughts and behaviors.

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