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Category Archives: mens health
MY MENTAL HEALTH REVIEW OF 2017 AND MY GOALS FOR 2018! THINGS ARE GETTING BETTER……..FINALLY!
A review of my mental health in 2017, with also my hopes and dreams for the upcoming year ahead! Mental health wise, this time last year I was still in a pretty bad place to be honest. With me starting … Continue reading →
Posted in ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, EMOTION, FAMILY, HEALTH, mens health, MENTAL HEALTH, OCD, TRUE STORIES, Uncategorized
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Tagged 2017 REVIEW, 2018 PREVIEW, BEST FREINDS, CAREERS ADVICE, CBT, COGNITIVE BEHAVIOURAL THERAPY, CONTAMINATION OCD, facebook, Family, friendship, IRRATIONAL THINKING, MALE MENTAL HEALTH, MENS HEALTH, mental health, MOTHER LOVE, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, OCD, Social Media, true stories, Twitter
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I CAN’T BELIEVE I DID IT, I SAT DOWN ON A BUS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN EIGHT YEARS!
Not going to lie, today has been a bloody good day. Around about two hours ago, I was sat here reading my Twitter and Facebook pages with happy tears in my eyes. You see, today I had a triumph with … Continue reading →
Posted in ANXIETY, EMOTION, FAMILY, HEALTH, mens health, MENTAL HEALTH, NHS, OCD, TRUE STORIES, Uncategorized
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Tagged #MENTALHEALTH, anxiety, CBT, EMETOPHOBIA, EMOTION, Family, LOVE, MALE HEALTH, MENS MENTAL HEALTH, mental health, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, OCD, SICK PHOBIA
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I’M SCARED, THINGS SEEM TO BE GOING TOO WELL!
I have nothing urgent to say in this new blog, however I just wanted to socially document how well things are going at the moment. Things are going that well that it has slightly unnerved me a touch! Do not … Continue reading →
Posted in ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, EMOTION, FAMILY, HEALTH, mens health, MENTAL HEALTH, OCD, TRUE STORIES, Uncategorized
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Tagged ANXIETIES, anxiety, ARIPIPRAZOLE, CBT, COGNITIVE BEHAVIOURAL THERAPY, DEPRESSION, EMETOPHOBIA, FIGHTING MENTAL HEALTH, FLUOXETINE, MENS HEALTH, mental health, MENTAL HEALTH ILLNESS, MIND, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, OCD, physio, PUBLIC PLACES, PUBLIC TRANSPORT, SICK PHOBIA, THERAPY, THINGS SEEM TO BE GOING TOO WELL
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THE TRIUMPH OF A TESTING DAY: 4 TRAMS, 2 TRAINS, AND A LONG WALK WHILST JUMPING OVER DOG POO!
‘I can’t believe I’m doing this. I can’t believe I agreed to this, what was I thinking? I’m not sure I can do this mum’? This was me yesterday at approximately 11.30am, as I finished getting ready to go to … Continue reading →
Posted in ANXIETY, COMEDY, EMOTION, HEALTH, mens health, MENTAL HEALTH, OCD, Uncategorized
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Tagged CHRONIC PELVIC PAIN, DOG DIRT PHOBIA, DOG POO, EMETOPHOBIA, Health, INTERNAL PELVIC EXAMINATION, MALE HEALTH, male pelvic pain, MANCHESTER, Manchester Piccadilly train station, MENS HEALTH, mental health, MIND, MOTHER, MOTIVATION, MR IRRATIONAL, MR RATIONAL, MUM LOVE, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, OCD, PELVIC FLOOR, PELVIC FLOOR PHYSIO, PELVIC PAIN, PELVIC PHYSIO, PELVIS PHYSIO, PHOBIAS, physio, PROSTATITIS, SICK PHOBIA, TRAIN PHOBIA, WILMSLOW
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I AM NO LONGER ASHAMED OR EMBARRASSED TO ADMIT THAT I HAVE OCD!
To mark World Mental Health Day, October 10th 2017, I thought I would do a blog about me no longer being ashamed or embarrassed at openly admitting that I suffer with OCD! About six to seven years ago, I was … Continue reading →
Posted in ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, EMOTION, mens health, MENTAL HEALTH, OCD, TRUE STORIES, Uncategorized
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Tagged #OCDAWARENESSWEEK, anxiety, ASHAMED, CBT, COGNITIVE BEHAVIOURAL THERAPY, EMBARRASSMENT OCD, EMOTION, EMPATHY, facebook, I AM NO LONGER ASHAMED TO ADMIT I HAVE OCD, MALE MENTAL HEALTH, MENS HEALTH, MENS MENTAL HEALTH, mental health, MENTAL HEALTH BLOG, MENTAL HEALTH BLOGGER, mental health community, MENTAL HEALTH STIGMA, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, OCD, OCD AWARENESS WEEK, REAL LIFE, SHAME, SHAME OCD, Social Media, stigma, Twitter, twitter mental health community, WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY, WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY OCTOBER 10TH 2017
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ANOTHER GOOD DAY! Me and my mental health.
I didn’t plan on writing another blog about my mental health so soon after writing the last one, however just now I just felt the urge to do so. Yesterday was a bloody good day again with my OCD and … Continue reading →
Posted in ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, EMOTION, FAMILY, HEALTH, mens health, MENTAL HEALTH, OCD, TRUE STORIES, Uncategorized
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Tagged @SCARFMANANDY, anxiety, blog, CONTAMINATION, CONTAMINATION OCD, DEPRESSION, EMETOPHOBIA, EMOTION, Family, GAD, Health, MENS HEALTH, mental health, NHS, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, OCD, RECOVERY, SCARFMAN, SCARFMAN ANDY, SCARFY, SUPERMARKET, THERAPY, TRUE STORY, UNCATEGORISED, UNCATEGORIZED
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I DID IT AGAIN! Me and my mental health.
I am going to be unashamedly very boastful here and SHOUT OUT LOUD, TODAY HAS BEEN A BLOODY GOOD DAY PEOPLE!!! Today, I have had another great exposure day, similar to the one I had a few weeks ago. … Continue reading →
Posted in ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, EMOTION, ENTERTAINMENT, FAMILY, HEALTH, mens health, MENTAL HEALTH, NHS, OCD, TRUE STORIES, Uncategorized
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Tagged EMET, EMETOPHOBIA, EXPOSURE, EXPOSURE THERAPY, mental health, NHS, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, OCD, PSYCHOLOGY, PUBLIC TRANSPORT, SHOPPING, THERAPY, TOWN CENTRE, TRAMS
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THIS DIABETIC DETECTIVE HAS FINALLY CRACKED THE CASE……I THINK!
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
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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
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THERAPY IS GOING WELL BUT THE HARD WORK…….IS JUST ABOUT TO START!
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
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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
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EXCITED YET SCARED, THIS IS HOW I FEEL ABOUT STARTING CBT AGAIN!
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
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