Category Archives: DEPRESSION

My OCD has improved so much, but how do I get over my health anxiety?

Posted on February 1, 2025 by SCARFMAN

Last Tuesday, for once in my life I received good health news. My sore fingers are just chilblains the doctor said. What if he is wrong though, because they have been in the past?    My health record I am scared … Continue reading →

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Initial utter devastation at my new prostate illness prostatitis, but this time I fight back

Posted on January 17, 2025 by SCARFMAN

A blog about the trauma of getting prostatitis again, but how I am determined not to let it ruin everything this time around. Panic At age 48, my whole world came crashing down around me just before last Christmas time. … Continue reading →

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I wish my dad could see me now

Posted on June 14, 2024 by SCARFMAN

I wish my late dad, Harold Lloyd, could see me now. I wish he could see the man I have become. I wish I had him back in my life right now, even for just one fleeting moment! Father’s Day … Continue reading →

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Norovirus is not going to break me, it is going to make me

Posted on June 1, 2024 by SCARFMAN

Norovirus is not going to break me, it is going to make me!  Two weeks ago for the first time in over 15 years, I was thinking some very dark thoughts again. I felt like my OCD recovery journey had … Continue reading →

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The woman too afraid to trust life! The Balance Between Life and Death by Elizabeth Holland – A review.

Posted on October 29, 2020 by SCARFMAN

You know you have enjoyed reading a piece of literature when at the end it has moved you to tears.  You know you have enjoyed reading a story when you have not wanted it to end.  Finally, you also know … Continue reading →

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Against All Odds

Posted on October 10, 2020 by SCARFMAN

World Mental Health Day, Saturday, October 10th, 2020.  Time to celebrate my life.  Time to tell the world what I have completely been through.  Time to finally shout out loud, “I AM HAPPY TO BE ALIVE!” “I WISH I WAS … Continue reading →

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WHAT A DIFFERENCE A …YEAR MAKES! Me and my OCD.

Posted on December 14, 2018 by SCARFMAN

This is going to be a blog where I discuss the progress I have made in the past year with my severe Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.  This is going to be a blog where I express right now how happy I … Continue reading →

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EXERCISE IS THE GIFT THAT KEEPS ON GIVING!

Posted on April 16, 2018 by SCARFMAN

A blog where I extol the virtues of exercise on my mental health! I was sat there at my laptop a few evenings ago, when I suddenly became aware that I had this wonderful overall feeling of great contentment.  Allover … Continue reading →

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A MASSIVE OCD BREAKTHROUGH, THANK YOU RUTH! Me and my mental health.

Posted on February 13, 2018 by SCARFMAN

Yesterday was the best day in my life for OVER EIGHT YEARS.  Yesterday was the best day in my life since the OCD began to truly cripple every essence of my life.  Yesterday was the best I have felt in … Continue reading →

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I NO LONGER FEEL ASHAMED OF MY OCD, THANK YOU ANGELA AND HANNAH!

Posted on January 14, 2018 by SCARFMAN

This is a blog of immense gratitude. This is a blog where I sing the praises of two special young women who have entered my life via Twitter.  This is a blog where I say I am no longer ashamed … Continue reading →

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