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About SCARFMAN

Hey, I'm Scarfman, also known as Andy Lloyd! I'm a Copywriter and fan of television shows, books and most sports. I'm a Media and Cultural Studies Graduate from LJMU and love to blog about all sorts as you can see. At the moment most of my blogs are either mental health related ones (OCD sufferer) or popular culture reviews (books and TV shows). I hope you enjoy reading them. Thanks, Andy.

THIS DIABETIC DETECTIVE HAS FINALLY CRACKED THE CASE……I THINK!

Posted on May 19, 2017 by SCARFMAN

The trails and tribulations of being a type one diabetic and dieting! A number of months ago I wrote a blog about how suffering from type one diabetes, had made me sort of become a diabetic detective through the years. … Continue reading →

Posted in ANXIETY, DIABETES, EMOTION, FOOD, HEALTH, mens health, Uncategorized | Tagged ADJUSTING INSULIN, ANDY SCARFMAN LLOYD, anxiety, BLOOD PRESSURE, BLOOD SUGARS, DIABETES, DIABETES UK, DIABETES WRITING, DIABETIC, diabetic detective, DIABETIC WRITING, DIETING, dieting and diabetes, DIETING DIABETIC, EMOTION, food, HARD TO DIET BEING A DIABETIC, Health, HEALTH AND BODY, HIGH BLOOD SUGARS, HIGH CHOLESTEROL, INSULIN, MENS HEALTH, PATIENCE, PERSONAL WELLBEING, TRYING TO LOSE WEIGHT AND DIABETES, TYPE 1 DIABETES, TYPE ONE DIABETES, UNCATEGORISED, UNCATEGORIZED | Leave a comment

THERAPY IS GOING WELL BUT THE HARD WORK…….IS JUST ABOUT TO START!

Posted on May 19, 2017 by SCARFMAN

I just wanted to give you an update about how my mental health is right now. I started having my CBT assessment three weeks ago and I am really pleased to say how well it is going so far. I … Continue reading →

Posted in ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, EMOTION, HEALTH, mens health, MENTAL HEALTH, NHS, OCD, TRUE STORIES, Uncategorized | Tagged CBT, COGNITIVE BEHAVIOURAL THERAPY, CONTAMINATION, DECONTAMINATION, DEPRESSION, FIGHTING DEMONS, FOOTWEAR, MANCHESTER CITY CENTRE, MENS HEALTH, mental health, MENTAL HEALTH PROGRESSION, obsessive complusive disorder, OCD, PSYCHOLOGGY, PSYCHOLOGIST, therapist, THERAPY, TRUE STORY | 2 Comments

LONG LOST FAMILY: WHAT HAPPENED NEXT- Series 2, episode 1 review. TEARS OF JOY AND BOREDOM…OR WAS IT JUST MY HAY FEVER!

Posted on May 12, 2017 by SCARFMAN

Last year sometime, I can remember tweeting Long Lost Family presenters Davina McCall and Nicky Campbell, suggesting they should do a follow-up show where they give us an update to some of the reunion stories featured in the main series. … Continue reading →

Posted in EMOTION, ENTERTAINMENT, FAMILY, ITV1, POPULAR CULTURE, REALITY TV, TELEVISION, THE ARTS, TRUE STORIES, TV, TV REVIEW, UK TV, Uncategorized | Tagged ADOPTION, BRITISH TELEVISION, BRITISH TV, CHRISTINE, CLIFF JARDINE, DARRAGH MCMANUS, DAVINA MCCALL, DR PAT BRERETON, entertainment, Family, FAMILY HEARTBRAKE, FAMILY REUNIONS, FAST FOOD TV, ITV1, LONG LOST FAMILY, LONG LOST FAMILY REVIEW, LONG LOST FAMILY:WHAT HAPPENED NEXT, NICKY CAMPBELL, popular culture, REALITY TV, REALITY TV: THE CRYING GAME, REUNITED FAMILIES, RON, SUE WARD, TELEVISION, TELEVISION REVIEW, THE ARTS, true stories, TV, tv review, UK TV | Leave a comment

EXCITED YET SCARED, THIS IS HOW I FEEL ABOUT STARTING CBT AGAIN!

Posted on May 2, 2017 by SCARFMAN

This week is a really big week for me. In two days time I have my first CBT appointment in over five years. For the uninitiated, CBT stands for Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, and this involves a gradual exposure to whatever … Continue reading →

Posted in ANXIETY, EMOTION, FAMILY, FRIENDSHIP, HEALTH, mens health, MENTAL HEALTH, NHS, OCD, TRUE STORIES, Uncategorized | Tagged AMBITION, ANXIETIES, anxiety, ARIPIPRAZOLE, CBT, COGNITIVE BEHAVIOURAL THERAPY, CONTAMINATION, CONTAMINATION OCD, DIARY, DREAMS, EMETOPHOBIA, EXCITED, FLUOXETINE, Health, MALE HEALTH, MANCHESTER, MANCHESTER CITY CENTRE, MENS HEALTH, mental health, MENTAL HEALTH ILLNESS, MENTAL HEALTH MEDICATION, mental illness, MOTIVATION, NHS, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, OCD, physical health, PHYSICAL HEALTH ILLNESS, PSYCHOLOGY, therapist, TRUE STORY | Leave a comment

PETER KAY’S CAR SHARE, SERIES 2, EPISODE 3 REVIEW : FUNNY MONKEY BUSINESS!

Posted on April 24, 2017 by SCARFMAN

You know you’ve enjoyed something on the telly when every scene made you either smile or laugh. This is what happened to me in the third episode of the second series of Peter Kay’s Car Share. The funniest episode thus … Continue reading →

Posted in BBC COMEDY, BBC1, COMEDY, POPULAR CULTURE, SIT-COMS, TELEVISION, THE ARTS, TV, TV REVIEW, UK TV, Uncategorized | Tagged 2010, 2017, ANITA SINGH, BBC COMEDY, BBC1, BRITISH COMEDY, BRITISH SITCOMS, BRITISH TV, CAR SHARE, CLIMIE FISHER LOVE CHANGES EVERYTHING, JOHN REDMOND, JOHN SULLIVAN, KAYLEIGH KITSON, LACK OF STORY IN COMEDIES, MRS BROWN'S BOYS, NORTHERN HUMOUR, ONLY FOOLS AND HORSES, PETER KAY, PETER KAY'S CAR SHARE, PETER KAY'S CAR SHARE A REVIEW, popular culture, ROMANCE, SECOND SERIES, SERIES 2 EPISODE 3, SIAN GIBSON, SWEARING, SWEARING COMEDY, SWEARING IN SITCOMS, TELEVISION, TELEVISION REVIEW, THE ARTS, THE TELEGRAPH, TV, tv review, WORKING CLASS | Leave a comment

THE DIABETIC CLINIC DIDN’T GO WELL : The trails and tribulations of being a type one diabetic!

Posted on April 20, 2017 by SCARFMAN

About six months ago I wrote a jubilant blog about how well managed my diabetes was. I can distinctly remember that trip to my local diabetic clinic because they also told me I had lost almost three stones in weight. … Continue reading →

Posted in ANXIETY, DIABETES, EMOTION, HEALTH, mens health, MENTAL HEALTH, NHS, TRUE STORIES, Uncategorized | Tagged @SCARFMANANDY, ANDY LLOYD, anxiety, BLOOD PRESSURE, BLOOD SUGARS, COMPO, DIABETES, DIABETES TRAILS AND TRIBULATIONS, DIABETIC, DIABETIC CLINIC, DIET, HBA1C, HEALTH SUPPORT, HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, HIGH BLOOD SUGARS, HIGH CHOLESTEROL, LOSING WEIGHT, MENS HEALTH, mental health, PEACOCK, SUGAR IN URINE, TYPE ONE DIABETES | Leave a comment

PETER KAY’S CAR SHARE : CRACKING AND SUBLIME! Series 2, episode 1, a review.

Posted on April 13, 2017 by SCARFMAN

Peter Kay, the national treasure from Bolton, returned to our screens this week with the first episode of the second series of his award winning sit-com, Peter Kay’s Car Share. Second series syndrome(where things are a poor second effort) was … Continue reading →

Posted in BBC, BBC COMEDY, BBC1, COMEDY, ENTERTAINMENT, POPULAR CULTURE, REALITY TV, SIT-COMS, TELEVISION, THE ARTS, TV, TV REVIEW, UK TV, Uncategorized | Tagged @SCARFMANANDY, ANDY LLOYD TV CRITIC, BBC COMEDY, BBC1, BOLTON, BRITISH COMEDY, BUS, CAR SHARE, COMEDY, CYCLISTS, FOREVER FM, HEARSAY, JOHN, KAYLEIGH, LOVE STORY, MINER CELEBRITIES, MOBILE PHONES, NOW48, PETER KAY, PETER KAY'S CAR SHARE, popular culture, PURE AND SIMPLE, SCARFMANANDYLLOYD, SIAN GIBSON, SIT-COM, SIT-COMS, SUPERMARKET TV, TELEVISION, TELEVISION REVIEW, THE METROLINK, THE OFFICE, TV, TV CRITIC, tv review, VIRAL, YOUTUBE | Leave a comment

YESTERDAY I WALKED THROUGH MANCHESTER CITY CENTRE AND IT FELT SOOOOOOOO GOOD…….EVENTUALLY!

Posted on April 12, 2017 by SCARFMAN

Ever felt truly petrified of walking through a city or town centre? I don’t mean because you’re scared of getting mugged or owt sinister like that, I mean because your whole being is crippled with fear that you might see … Continue reading →

Posted in ANXIETY, EMOTION, FRIENDSHIP, HEALTH, mens health, MENTAL HEALTH, OCD, Uncategorized | Tagged anxiety, CBT, COGNITIVE BEHAVIOURAL THERAPY, deansgate, DEPRESSION, EMETOPHOBIA, EMOTION, FACING YOUR FEARS, FLOODING, Health, hypnotherapist, HYPNOTHERAPY, ILL HEALTH, ILLNESS, irrational, MALE HEALTH, MALE MENTAL HEALTH, MANCHESTER, MENS HEALTH, mental health, mental health community, MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT, metrolink, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, OCD, physical health, punch drunk boxer, RITUALS, SICK FEAR, tram, twitter mental health community, VOMIT FEAR, VOMIT PHOBIA, walking through a city town centre | 2 Comments

MARVELLOUS LINARES! LINARES VS CROLLA II – A Review.

Posted on March 26, 2017 by SCARFMAN

Last night I went to bed gutted that Manchester’s very likeable Anthony ‘Million Dollar’ Crolla, failed in his rematch with Jorge Linares, for the WBA, WBC Diamond and Ring Magazine Lightweight World Championships. There wasn’t any hard luck story here … Continue reading →

Posted in BOXING, EMOTION, ENTERTAINMENT, POPULAR CULTURE, SPORT, TELEVISION, TV, TV REVIEW, UK TV, Uncategorized | Tagged #CROLLA, @SCARFMANANDY, ADAM SMITH, ANNA WOOLHOUSE, ANTHONY CROLLA, BOXING, BOXING ANALYST, BOXING PRESENTING, BOXING WRITING, CARL FROCH, DAVID HAYE, DEFEAT, ED ROBINSON, EDDIE HEARN, EMOTION, entertainment, FINAL BELL, FROCH, HOMETOWN HERO, JOE GALLAGHER, JORGE LINARES, KATE ABDO, LINARES, LINARES VS CROLLA II, MANCHESTER, MANCHESTER ARENA, MANCUNIANS, MARVELLOUS, MILLION DOLLAR CROLLA, MR NICE GUY, popular culture, SCARFMAN, SKY BOXING, SKY SPORTS, SPORT, SPORT TV, SPORTS WRITING, TELEVISION, TELEVISION REVIEW, THE SWEET SCIENCE, TONY BELLEW, TV, tv review, TV SPORT, VENEZUELAN | Leave a comment

AN UNEXPECTED MOMENT OF EMOTION!

Posted on March 21, 2017 by SCARFMAN

This blog tells the tale of how a trip to my local medical centre, turned into one of the most emotional afternoons that I have had in a very long time. Today has been a good day. Today, my faith … Continue reading →

Posted in ANXIETY, COMPLIMENT, EMOTION, HEALTH, mens health, MENTAL HEALTH, NHS, OCD, TRUE STORIES, Uncategorized | Tagged @SCARFMANANDY, anxiety, compliment, CONTAMINATION, DIABETES, DIABETIC EYE SCREENING, DOCTORS, EMETOPHOBIA, EMOTION, EYE SCREENINB, EYE SCREENING, FAMILY AND MENTAL HEALTH, MEN MALE MENTAL HEALTH, MENS HEALTH, mental health, MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT, NHS, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, OCD, SCARFMAN, SICK, SUPPORT, UK HEALTH, UK HEALTHCARE, UNEXPECTED EMOTION, VOMIT PHOBIA | Leave a comment

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About SCARFMAN

THIS DIABETIC DETECTIVE HAS FINALLY CRACKED THE CASE……I THINK!

THERAPY IS GOING WELL BUT THE HARD WORK…….IS JUST ABOUT TO START!

LONG LOST FAMILY: WHAT HAPPENED NEXT- Series 2, episode 1 review. TEARS OF JOY AND BOREDOM…OR WAS IT JUST MY HAY FEVER!

EXCITED YET SCARED, THIS IS HOW I FEEL ABOUT STARTING CBT AGAIN!

THE DIABETIC CLINIC DIDN’T GO WELL : The trails and tribulations of being a type one diabetic!

YESTERDAY I WALKED THROUGH MANCHESTER CITY CENTRE AND IT FELT SOOOOOOOO GOOD…….EVENTUALLY!

MARVELLOUS LINARES! LINARES VS CROLLA II – A Review.

AN UNEXPECTED MOMENT OF EMOTION!

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