Category Archives: ANXIETY

INFORMATIVE, INSIGHTFUL AND INVOLVING…LOUIS THEROUX AT HIS BEST! ‘Louis Theroux : Transgender Kids’. A Review.

Posted on April 10, 2015 by SCARFMAN

When documentary film maker Louis Theroux educates, entertains and also emotively covers a certain subject, then I think you will pretty hard pressed to find a better documentary. This is what he indeed did last Sunday on BBC2 when he … Continue reading →

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“DARKNESS CANNOT DRIVE OUT DARKNESS ; ONLY LIGHT CAN DO THAT!” ‘Louis Theroux – By Reason Of Insanity’ : Part One. A Review.

Posted on March 23, 2015 by SCARFMAN

Last night on BBC2 we saw the very welcome return to our screens of documentary filmmaker Louis Theroux. Filmed in Ohio in The United States, this was the first part of two programmes he has done on the subject of … Continue reading →

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‘ORDINARY LIES’ BUT NO ORDINARY DRAMA! ‘ORDINARY LIES’ EPISODE 1 REVIEW.

Posted on March 18, 2015 by SCARFMAN

Last night saw the start of a new six-part drama on BBC1 called Ordinary Lies. It is written by Danny Brocklehurst and centres around the goings on in a Car Showroom somewhere in the North-West of England. I am not sure … Continue reading →

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MY MUM IS THE GREATEST MUM OF ALL – HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY MUMMY LLOYD!

Posted on March 15, 2015 by SCARFMAN

There is ONLY ONE PERSON in this world that I truly love and that person is MY MUM! There is ONLY ONE PERSON in this world that has stuck by me through thick and thin and that person is MY … Continue reading →

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THE VERDICT IS DUE IN ANY MINUTE…DOES ANDY LLOYD HAVE LYMPHOEDEMA OR NOT?

Posted on February 24, 2015 by SCARFMAN

JUDGE : “Members of the jury do you find the defendant Mr Andrew Lloyd guilty or not guilty of having LYMPHOEDEMA…..FOR LIFE?” Chief Juror : “NOT GUILTY YOUR HONOUR!” Reporter : “Screams from the gallery, Andy Lloyd looks stunned in disbelief … Continue reading →

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THE LYMPHOGRAM WENT FANDABIDOZI…………….FOR NOW!

Posted on January 8, 2015 by SCARFMAN

The 5th of January 2015 was a day I wanted to happen and be over with as quickly as possible, but at the same time it was a day I had also been dreading many days before. I had a … Continue reading →

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THE AMAZING POWER OF A COMPLIMENT!

Posted on December 20, 2014 by SCARFMAN

Like many folk up and down the country no doubt, yesterday I went for my Christmas Day haircut….no I’m not twelve, I’m a grown man ha ha. I had to book two weeks in advance so I know I’m not … Continue reading →

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OCD FLARE UP, NO BLOODY HEATING………….BUT LEAST MY SCAN DATE IS SOONER THAN EXPECTED!

Posted on December 13, 2014 by SCARFMAN

What a diabolical week. Had a massive contamination O.C.D flare-up last Monday and was just starting to get over it when the bloody boiler brakes down and so for two days now we’ve had no heating or hot water. This … Continue reading →

Posted in ANXIETY, EMOTION, HEALTH, LYMPH GLANDS, LYMPHOEDEMA, mens health, MENTAL HEALTH, NHS, OCD, RANT, TRUE STORIES, Uncategorized | Tagged ANXIETIES, anxiety, boiler break, british gas, cold weather, DEPRESSION, fed up, freezing, heating, living with OCD, LYMPHOEDEMA, LYMPHOGRAM, mental health, O.C.D, OCD, scans | Leave a comment

I SEEM TO BE TAKING ONE STEP FORWARD, TWO STEPS BACK AT THE MO….FEEL LIKE THROWING THE TOWEL IN AT TIMES!

Posted on December 2, 2014 by SCARFMAN

MY QUEST TO GET A FULFILLING LIFE ONCE AGAIN CONTINUES TO BE THWARTED BY MY RECENT DIAGNOSIS OF LYMPHOEDEMA! I am a bundle of utter frustration at the moment, it’s a long story that has seen much anguish and many … Continue reading →

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HAVING DIABETES DOESN’T USUALLY BOTHER ME, BUT RIGHT NOW IF IT WAS A MAN……I’D KICK HIS BLOODY HEAD IN!

Posted on October 14, 2014 by SCARFMAN

*Before I start I feel compelled to point out that in regards to the headline, I’ve never kicked in anybody’s head in so relax……but at the moment if my type 1 diabetes was a living human being then I’d be … Continue reading →

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