Tag Archives: Health

A brave new world as a lived experience expert at Keele and Staffordshire Universities

Posted on July 2, 2025 by SCARFMAN

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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Finally cracking my hellish pelvic pain case, with exercises and pelvic floor relaxation

Posted on February 26, 2025 by SCARFMAN

Just as I was starting to think my old chronic pelvic pain problem was a thing I needed to completely forget about, wham, it came back and hit me where it hurts last December time. Step forward my specialist pelvic … Continue reading →

Posted in ANXIETY, EMOTION, mens health, MENTAL HEALTH, TRUE STORIES, Uncategorized | Tagged CHRONIC ILLNESS, CHRONIC PELVIC PAIN, fight-or-flight, Health, HOPE, pain, pelvic floor exercises, PELVIC FLOOR MUSCLES, pelvic floor relaxation, pelvic trigger point release, physio, physiotherapy, PROSTATITIS, tension in the body | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, HEALTH, mens health, MENTAL HEALTH, TRUE STORIES, Uncategorized | Tagged anxiety, GOOD NEWS, Health, Health anxiety, illness anxiety, mental health, OCD, TRAUMA, traumatised | Leave a comment

Thankful Thursday, fascinating Friday, and troublesome Tuesday

Posted on January 25, 2025 by SCARFMAN

This is going to be a short piece of audio where I give you a life update regarding my chronic pelvic pain situation, some mental health work I will be doing soon, and me being nervous about a medical appointment … Continue reading →

Posted in HEALTH, OCD, TRUE STORIES, Uncategorized | Tagged 2025, anxiety, AUDIO BLOG, BLOGGING, CHRONIC BACTERIAL PROSTATITIS, CHRONIC PELVIC PAIN, Health, LIVED EXPERIENCE EXPERT, mental health, NHS, OCD, PROSTATITIS, SCIATICA, STAFFORDSHIRE, SWOLLEN FINGERS, WILMSLOW | Leave a comment

Have you heard the news today? My type 1 diabetes is A-OK

Posted on January 17, 2025 by SCARFMAN

A blog that celebrates my great self-care of my type 1 diabetes. Unexpected news ‘I am ringing-up about your diabetes’, said my diabetic nurse to me at around 10.30am today. I took a big gulp and braced myself for the … 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 →

Posted in ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, EMOTION, HEALTH, mens health, MENTAL HEALTH, Uncategorized | Tagged BLADDER, burning pelvis, cancer, CHRONIC BACTERIAL PROSTATITIS, DEPRESSION, fight back, Health, infection, MALE HEALTH, MENS HEALTH, NIGHTMARE, panic, PELVIC FLOOR, PROSTATE, PROSTATE CANCER, PROSTATITIS, spasm, taboo illness, urology | Leave a comment

Embrace change, embrace the FreeStyle Libre 2 for type 1 diabetes care

Posted on September 23, 2024 by SCARFMAN

Well. You know you make me wanna shout Time to shout from the rooftops about my joy of using the FreeStyle Libre 2 Sensor by Abbott. It has completely revolutionised my type 1 diabetes care, and so had such a … 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 →

Posted in ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, EMOTION, grief, HEALTH, mens health, MENTAL HEALTH, NHS, OCD, Uncategorized | Tagged DEPRESSION, Health, MEN'S HEALTH, mental health, OCD, PROSTATITIS, WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY 2020 | Leave a comment

FIGHTING BACK FROM MY CHRONIC PELVIC PAIN NIGHTMARE!

Posted on September 4, 2019 by SCARFMAN

This is a blog that I feared I would never be able to write one day. It is about celebrating the miraculous improvements I have made regarding my chronic pelvic pain. I had tears in my eyes the other day … Continue reading →

Posted in ANXIETY, EMOTION, HEALTH, mens health, MENTAL HEALTH, NHS, TRUE STORIES, Uncategorized | Tagged anxiety, BACTERIAL PROSTATITIS, CHRONIC BACTERIAL PROSTATITIS, CHRONIC PELVIC PAIN, EXERCISE, Health, HOPE, INTERNAL PELVIC EXAMINATION, IRRITABLE BLADDER, MENS HEALTH, mental health, NHS, PELVIC FLOOR, PELVIC PAIN, physio, PROSTATITIS, sexual health | Leave a comment

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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