At the age of 25, Ken was going through a difficult period in his life and was clinically depressed. He was having problems with relationships and with his career.
The “trigger” for his O.C.D. occurred on a trip to Canada. Ken explains:“There was a drought and we could not wash very often.
I felt so dirty that I used to hold my hands away from my body. When I returned to London, suddenly, I couldn’t touch anything – total revulsion.”Normal life rapidly became impossible.
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