Tag Archives: MENS MENTAL HEALTH

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

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I finally did it, I sat down at my doctors! OCD and me

A zest for life is how I would best sum-up how I am feeling right now.  You see, I am still on a high from the events of yesterday.  I did an CBT exposure that I swore to everybody that … Continue reading

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WHAT A DIFFERENCE A …YEAR MAKES! Me and my OCD.

This is going to be a blog where I discuss the progress I have made in the past year with my severe Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.  This is going to be a blog where I express right now how happy I … Continue reading

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EXERCISE IS THE GIFT THAT KEEPS ON GIVING!

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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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

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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

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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

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NEVER FELT SO ANGRY, FRUSTRATED AND DEPRESSED AS I DO RIGHT NOW….ESPECIALLY ABOUT THE OCD!

ANGRY, FRUSTRATED AND DEPRESSED…….this is how I feel right now.  I have been feeling like this for at least the last three years if I am honest, but last night as I went to bed these feelings were utterly overwhelming … Continue reading

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ENOUGH OF THE DIABETIC SELF-PITY……THINGS COULD BE A LOT WORSE!

I know this blog is going to annoy some of my fellow diabetics out there but I can not hold my silence any longer.  At the moment I am having a terrible flare-up with my Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, a truly … Continue reading

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