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‘I could ruin your life’

Olivia, 22, Stockport

Sinking into my bath, I felt my stress melt away.

Then my doorbell rang.

Typical!

Pulling on my fluffy robe, I opened the door.

There, his gorgeous blue eyes twinkling, was my boyfriend Stephen, then 18.

‘Hello, beautiful,’ he smiled.

It was October 2019, and I was infatuated with Stephen.

After suffering depression and anxiety all my life, I’d been put in touch with a charity helping young people get their lives on track.

Had met Stephen at a group session, fallen in love.

So I was

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