Jackie had to change jobs over thoughts she might kill someone. New research shows why
From the outside, Jackie Morgan appeared to be an untroubled young woman with a bright future as a health professional ahead of her. But internally, the Newcastle nutritionist was fighting off hellish thoughts of a fatal mistake on the horizon — she was convinced she was going to accidentally kill one of her clients. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Watch the latest news and stream for free on 7plus >> “People who know me would actually have no idea I have OCD, because it’s completely internalised. You could be sitting opposite me and I would be going through OCD compulsions, and no one would know,” Morgan told 7NEWS.com.au. The 28-year-old was only diagnosed with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) four years ago, and said that until she started treatment last year: “I really hadn’t started living”. It had reached such a point that Morgan quit her job, still fearful, paranoid, and unsure where her intrusive thoughts were coming from. Now, groundbreaking research has confirmed exactly wh...