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Tag Archives: CONTAMINATION OCD
A brave new world as a lived experience expert at Keele and Staffordshire Universities
A new lived experience expert Monday, March 10th, 2025, a day that will be etched in my memory till the end of my days. You see, this was my first day working in the field of mental health, namely as … Continue reading →
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Tagged 2025, alex preston, anxiety, blog, BLOGGING, CONTAMINATION, CONTAMINATION OCD, DEPRESSION, Dr Sarah Watts, Health, keele, Keele University, LIVED EXPERIENCE EXPERT, March 10th, mental health, Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust, NHS, OCD, post grad diploma, rewarding, roleplays, staffordshire University, THERAPY
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Mental Health Awareness Week 2021 – My daily battle with nature!
Mental Health Awareness Week is this week(10-16 May 2021), with the theme this year being nature. For years, I kept a big OCD secret that I was petrified of nature. Or if you want me to be more exact than … Continue reading →
Contamination OCD in lockdown
Suffering with Obsessive-compulsive disorder whilst in Covid-19 lockdown was always going to be a big challenge for me, but two things have saved me. For those of you who do not know my mental health story, I have blogged about … Continue reading →
Posted in ANXIETY, HEALTH, MENTAL HEALTH, OCD, TRUE STORIES, Uncategorized
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Tagged ANDY LLOYD, ANDY SCARFMAN LLOYD, CMP, CONTAMINATION OCD, COPYWRITING, CORONAVIRUS, COVID-19, EXERCISE AND OCD, LOCKDOWN, mental health, MENTAL HEALTH BLOG, MIND, OCD, OCD AND STUDYING, ROWING MACHINE, SEO CONTENT COURSE, THE LIVERPOOL ECHO
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A MASSIVE OCD BREAKTHROUGH, THANK YOU RUTH! Me and my mental health.
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 →
Posted in ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, EMOTION, HEALTH, mens health, MENTAL HEALTH, OCD, TRUE STORIES, Uncategorized
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Tagged @SCARFMANANDY, ANDY LLOYD, ANXIETIES, anxiety, BEST FRIENDS, CBT, COGNITIVE BEHAVIOURAL THERAPY, CONTAMINATION, CONTAMINATION OCD, EXPOSURE THERAPY, EXPOSURE WORK, friendship, LOWRY CENTRE, LOWRY GALLERY, LOWRY OUTLET, MANCHESTER, MENS HEALTH, mental health, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, OCD, RECOVERY, RUTH, SALFORD, UNIVERSITY FRIENDS, VALENTINES DAY
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HE’S A MAN, WITH A PLAN…….HE’S MISSTRA SCARFMAN!
HE’S A MAN, WITH A PLAN…. HE’S(me) MISSTRA SCARFMAN!! This is how my life feels right now my friends. Last Monday afternoon, I went for a careers counselling appointment for the first time in over nine years and overall … Continue reading →
Posted in ANXIETY, EMOTION, MENTAL HEALTH, OCD, TRUE STORIES, Uncategorized
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Tagged @SCARFMANANDY, CAREERS ADVICE, CAREERS ADVISOR, CAREERS COUNSELLOR, CONTAMINATION OCD, DEPRESSION, DETERMINATION, DREAM, DREAMS, EMPLOYMENT, FIGHT IT, HE'S MISSTRA KNOW-IT-ALL, HOPE, MAN UNITED, MATHS, MEDIA INDUSTRY, MEN'S HEALTH PROBLEM, MENS MENTAL HEALTH, mental health, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, OCD, PUBLIC TOILETS, STEVIE WONDER, TV CRITIC, writing
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I NO LONGER FEEL ASHAMED OF MY OCD, THANK YOU ANGELA AND HANNAH!
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 →
Posted in ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, EMOTION, HEALTH, mens health, MENTAL HEALTH, OCD, TRUE STORIES, Uncategorized
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Tagged #MHCHATHOUR, #TALKMH, anxiety, CONTAMINATION OCD, DEPRESSION, facebook, MEN AND MENTAL HEALTH, MENS HEALTH, mental health, MENTAL HEALTH STIGMA, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, OCD, Social Media, stigma, stigma of mental health illness, SUPPORT NETWORK, TABOO, Twitter, twitter mental health community
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LAUGHTER HAS SAVED ME! Me and my mental health.
This isn’t going to be a blog where I try and make you laugh with a series of funny jokes. I also do not want this to be a blog where it comes across like I’m trying to persuade you … Continue reading →
Posted in ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, EMOTION, HEALTH, mens health, MENTAL HEALTH, OCD, Uncategorized
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Tagged @SCARFMANANDY, anxiety, CONTAMINATION OCD, del boy, EMOTION, FUNNY ANDY, HAPPY GO LUCKY, HOPE, humour, laughter, MEN AND MENTAL HEALTH, mental health, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, OCD, ONLY FOOLS AND HORSES, PHYSIOS, scarf, SCARF HUMOUR
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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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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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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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Tagged AMBITION, ANXIETIES, anxiety, ARIPIPRAZOLE, CBT, COGNITIVE BEHAVIOURAL THERAPY, CONTAMINATION, CONTAMINATION OCD, DIARY, DREAMS, EMETOPHOBIA, EXCITED, FLUOXETINE, Health, MALE HEALTH, MANCHESTER, MANCHESTER CITY CENTRE, MENS HEALTH, mental health, MENTAL HEALTH ILLNESS, MENTAL HEALTH MEDICATION, mental illness, MOTIVATION, NHS, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, OCD, physical health, PHYSICAL HEALTH ILLNESS, PSYCHOLOGY, therapist, TRUE STORY
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