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Category Archives: OCD
Super Starsailor, meant an OCD triumph
Just over a decade ago, I no longer wanted to be here due to my severe contamination OCD. Fast-forward to Saturday, 15 February 2025, where I saw Starsailor at The Tung Auditorium in Liverpool. It’s proof at how far I … Continue reading
Sea, sunshine, seagulls and … Sneaton Castle, a triumphant OCD story in Whitby
Last week I went on my first holiday in over thirty years. This was a huge achievement for me because I once suffered from severe contamination OCD. I broke from the shackles of this debilitating illness and proved to everybody … Continue reading
Posted in ANXIETY, FAMILY, FRIENDSHIP, mens health, MENTAL HEALTH, OCD, Uncategorized
Tagged anxiety, Autumn Holiday, CBT, Distraction techniques, ENGLAND FOOTBALL CAPTAIN, Family, friendship, Holiday, HOLIDAY RESORT, meal out, mental health, North Yorkshire, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, OCD, PHOBIAS, Port, Scarborough, sea, SEAGULLS, Seaside town, Sneaton Castle, Summer Holiday, SUNSHINE, Whitby, YORKSHIRE
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Norovirus is not going to break me, it is going to make me
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
Posted in ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, EMOTION, HEALTH, OCD
Tagged DEPRESSION, EMETOPHOBIA, MENS MENTAL HEALTH, mental health, OCD
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WHY ME?
Why me? I’m nervous about writing this blog. I guess I’m nervous because there’s so much I want to say to you all, but I’m not sure how. I’m lying, I do know how, but it’s been that long since … Continue reading
Posted in ANXIETY, EMOTION, mens health, MENTAL HEALTH, OCD, Uncategorized
Tagged DEPRESSION, LONELY, mental health, NOROVIRUS, OCD
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Because We Are Bad by Lily Bailey – A review – The book I have always been longing to read
“Wanker is someone who drives a car badly.” (p40, Because We Are Bad, Lily Bailey). Look Mr Irrational, I do not care what you say, I am starting this blog with that swear word. You sure though? What if Lily … Continue reading
Posted in BOOK REVIEWS, BOOKS, MENTAL HEALTH, OCD, POPULAR CULTURE, Uncategorized
Tagged Because We Are Bad, BOOK REVIEW, books, Lily Bailey, mental health, OCD
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First time I’ve touched my golf clubs in over twenty-five years #OCD #Recovery
“I’m thinking of taking up golf!” This is what my big sister said to mum and me, as she drove us back from the cemetery last Saturday afternoon (it was my late dad’s birthday). I almost choked in stunned amazement … Continue reading
Posted in ANXIETY, EMOTION, OCD, SPORT, Uncategorized
Tagged GOLF, mental health, OCD, RECOVERY
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