Category Archives: MENTAL HEALTH

I DID IT AGAIN! Me and my mental health.

Posted on September 14, 2017 by SCARFMAN

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 | Tagged EMET, EMETOPHOBIA, EXPOSURE, EXPOSURE THERAPY, mental health, NHS, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, OCD, PSYCHOLOGY, PUBLIC TRANSPORT, SHOPPING, THERAPY, TOWN CENTRE, TRAMS | 2 Comments

I’M BACK IN THE ‘FIGHTING IT’ GAME! Me and my mental health.

Posted on September 5, 2017 by SCARFMAN

As I write this blog I do it in a very positive frame of mind. I’ve had a good week with my mental health and so I just wanted to socially document this. I wanted to sort of shout it … Continue reading →

Posted in ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, EMOTION, FRIENDSHIP, HEALTH, MENTAL HEALTH, NHS, OCD, Uncategorized | Tagged @SCARFMANANDY, ANDY LLOYD, EMETOPHOBIA, EXPOSURE, EXPOSURE THERAPY, FEAR OF BEING SICK, FEAR OF SICK, friendship, MANCHESTER, Manchester Piccadilly RAIL station, MANCHESTER VICTORIA RAIL STATION, mental health, MOJO BACK, MOTIVATION, NHS, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, OCD, TRIGGER SMELLS, Twitter | 1 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

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 →

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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

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

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 →

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I THINK THEREFORE I AM….NOT A NUTTER : MENTAL HEALTH MEDICATION AND ME!

Posted on January 28, 2017 by SCARFMAN

A blog about me being able to take medication for my mental health illness, for the FIRST TIME EVER! I can still remember the first time I tried taking a medication called clomipramine for my Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. I … Continue reading →

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LAST TANGO IN HALIFAX, CHRISTMAS SPECIAL : HAVE THEY DANCED THEIR FINAL TANGO….MAYBE? – A REVIEW.

Posted on January 8, 2017 by SCARFMAN

Sally Wainwright’s award winning BBC One drama Last Tango in Halifax, returned to our screens for a two-part Christmas special and overall it was a successful return without ever being a sensational one. The problem with it only being two … Continue reading →

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CLOSE TO THE ENEMY : ‘IT WAS AN ACT OF LOVE’. A REVIEW.

Posted on January 6, 2017 by SCARFMAN

Set in the immediate aftermath of World War II when all the secret service agencies in Britain were in a frenzy, this period drama written and directed by Stephen Poliakoff was absolutely magnificent. It had this charming British nostalgic quality … Continue reading →

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