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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 →

Posted in ANXIETY, EMOTION, FAMILY, FRIENDSHIP, HEALTH, mens health, MENTAL HEALTH, NHS, OCD, TRUE STORIES, Uncategorized | 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 | Leave a comment

SUFFERING FROM ILL HEALTH CAN BE HEARTBREAKING AND SOUL DESTROYING AT TIMES, ESPECIALLY WHEN NOT EVERYBODY BELIEVES YOU!

Posted on February 25, 2016 by SCARFMAN

“You sure you’re not getting obsessed with your bits”? A GP said this to me once. “I think we discussed this last time how you’re maybe getting obsessed with your blood sugars”. A Diabetic Nurse said this to me once. … Continue reading →

Posted in ANXIETY, cellulitis, COMPLIMENT, DEPRESSION, DIABETES, EMOTION, FAMILY, FRIENDSHIP, HEALTH, LYMPH GLANDS, LYMPHOEDEMA, mens health, MENTAL HEALTH, NHS, OCD, RANT, TRIBUTE, TRUE STORIES, Uncategorized | Tagged anxiety, bad doctors, bad gp, being patronized, big brother, BLADDER, BLADDER PROBLEM, BLOOD SUGARS, CELLULITIS, CHRONIC BACTERIAL PROSTATITIS, CHRONIC ILLNESS, CHRONIC PAIN, CHRONIC PELVIC PAIN, compliment, CONTAMINATION, CONTAMINATION OCD, COPING WITH ILL HEALTH, DEGREE, degree interrupted by illness ill health, DEPRESSION, depression about health, DIABETES, DIABETIC, diabetic nurse, DIARY, differing medical opinions, DISCRIMINATION, DISGUST AT DOCTORS, DOCTORS, EMOTION, EMPATHY, exasperation at gp, failed diagnosis, Family, feeling weary, FEELING WORN OUT, fellow sufferer, FIGHTING, FRIENDS, friendship, GPS, Health, health battles, health diary, HEALTH ISSUES, HEALTH PROBLEMS, health story, health strugles, health worries, HELP, HOPE, ILL, ILL AT UNIVERSITY, ILL HEALTH, inept doctors, interrupted degree, isolation of being ill, isolation of ill health, knowing more than a doctor, LIFE, LIFE STORY, LIVING NIGHTMARE, LYMPH GLANDS, lymphedema, lymphemea, LYMPHOEDEMA, lymphoedema in legs, male, MALE HEALTH, male pelvic pain, manual lymphatic drainage, MEDICAL PEOPLE NOT BELIEVING YOU, MEDICINE, MEN, MENS HEALTH, mental depession, mental fight, mental health, MENTAL HEALTH DISCRIMINATION, MENTAL HEALTH PREJUDICE, MENTAL HEALTH STIGMA, mental help, mental illness, mental support, MIND, MISDIAGNOSIS, MOTHER, MOTIVATION, muscoskeletal physiotherapy, MY DEGREE, NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, nerves, NHS, NIGHTMARE, nurse, obsessive complusive disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, OCD, osteopath, PATRONIZED BY DOCTORS, PELVIC GIRDLE PAIN, PELVIC PAIN, PELVIC PHYSIO, PELVIC PHYSIOTHERAPY, pgp, physio, physiotherapy, poor doctors, poor gps, PREJUDICE, PROSTATE CANCER, PROSTATE ILLNESS, PROSTATITIS, psychological, psychological pain, rant, rib pain, SELF EDUCATION, SELF HELP GROUP, SHOULDER PAIN, Social Media, social media friendships, SORE PELVIS, SORE RIBS, sore shoulder, speak out about mental health, specialist womens physiotherapist, stigma, stigma of mental health illness, suicidal thought, SUICIDAL THOUGHTS, SUICIDE, SUPPORT, SYMPATHY, tribute, true stories, Twitter, TYPE ONE DIABETES, UROLOGISTS, VASCULAR, VINDICATION, well being, when doctors don't believe you, when people don't believe you're ill, women's physiotherapy, WOMENS HEALTH PHYSIOTHERAPY, WORRIES | Leave a comment

17 years ago today my dad died, but the pain of losing him will live with me forever

Posted on October 31, 2015 by SCARFMAN

October 31st 1998 was without doubt the worst day of my life so far. It was worse than when I got told by a doctor twelve months later, that I needed an investigation to make sure I did not have … Continue reading →

Posted in ANXIETY, death, DEPRESSION, EMOTION, FAMILY, FRIENDSHIP, grief, HAROLD LLOYD, HEALTH, mens health, MENTAL HEALTH, NHS, TRIBUTE, TRUE STORIES, Uncategorized | Tagged #DADDIED, #LOSINGPARENT, #MENSHEALTH, 17 YEAR ANNIVERSARY, 17 YEARS AGO TODAY MY DAD DIED, 1998, ANDREW LLOYD, ANNIVERSARY, anxiety, ASSISTANT ENGINEER, BATSMEN, BEREAVEMENT, BEREAVEMENT COUNSELLING, BOWLS, BURIAL, BUT THE PAIN OF LOSING HIM WILL LIVE WITH ME FOREVER, christmas, CHURCH, cricket, CRICKET AND BOWLS CLUB, CRYING, dad, DAD DIED, DAILY MAIL, DAILY MAIL DEANSGATE, death, DELAYED GRIEF, DELAYED SHOCK, DEPRESSION, DIARY, DIED, DOCTORS, DYING, EMOTION, EXTROVERT, Family, FAMILY BEREAVEMENT, FAMILY HURT, father, FATHER'S DEATH, FUNERAL, GORTON CEMETERY, GPS, GRADUATION, Grief, GRIEVING, GUILT, HAROLD JOE LLOYD, HAROLD LLOYD, Health, HEART, HEART BEATING TOO SLOWLY, HEART DISEASE, HEART FAILURE, HEART TROUBLE, HEARTBROKEN, humour, HURT, HYPOCHONDRIA, HYPOCHONDRIAC, ILL, ILL HEALTH, ILLNESS, INSECURE, JAMES LAST, JOHN LLOYD, JOKER, JOY, LIFE, LIKE FATHER LIKE SON, LIKED, LIVERPOOL, LONGSIGHT, LONGSIGHT BOWLING CLUB, LONGSIGHT CRICKET CLUB, LOSING A DAD, LOSING A PARENT, LOVE, MAN UNITED WINNING TREBLE, MANCHESTER, MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS, MARGARET LLOYD, MENS HEALTH, mental illness, MENTAL PAIN, MISSED, MISSED LOVED ONE, MONTHS LEFT TO LIVE, MUM, MUMMY'S BOY, MY DAD, NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, NHS, NURSES, OCTOBER 31ST, OCTOBER 31ST 1998, pain, PARENT, PASSED AWAY, PHYSICAL PAIN, PROSTATE CANCER, PROSTATE ILLNESS, RELATIVE DEATH, REMINISCE, SADNESS, sense of humour, SENSITIVE, SHOCK, SHY, SIMPSONS, SISTER, SMOKER, SON LOSING HIS FATHER, SPORTSMAN, STOCKPORT, SWELLING, TEARS, tribute, UK, UNCATEGORISED, UNCATEGORIZED, UNEXPECTED DEATH, UNI, UNIVERSITY, UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE, UPSET, WANTING TO PLEASE, WATER TABLETS, WHALLEY RANGE, WHAT IS GRIEF?, WIDOW | 4 Comments

MY LYMPHOEDEMA IS IMPROVING AND ALL I HAVE DONE IS………..EXERCISE MORE!

Posted on October 29, 2015 by SCARFMAN

“Lymphoedema is a chronic condition that causes swelling when the lymphatic system is not able to drain fluid properly”.(Google search). “Lymphoedema is a swelling that develops as a result of an impaired lymphatic system. This may be as a result of … Continue reading →

Posted in ANXIETY, cellulitis, DEPRESSION, DIABETES, EMOTION, FAMILY, HEALTH, LYMPH GLANDS, LYMPHOEDEMA, mens health, MENTAL HEALTH, NHS, OCD, skin infection, TRUE STORIES, Uncategorized | Tagged #LYMPHGLANDS, #MENSHEALTH, 2015, ABUSE, ABUSE IN STREET, ABUSE IN STRERT, ANGRY, ANKLES, anxiety, APPEARENCE, ARM CRAMPS, ARMS, BACK PAIN, BAD LUCK, BIG TUMMY, blog, BLOG WRITING, BLOGGING, BODY, BODY CRAMPS, BODY IMAGE, BODY SHAPE, BONES, BUILT UP FLUID, CELLULITIS, CHARACTER, CHEEKY KIDS, CHRONIC BACTERIAL PROSTATITIS, CHRONIC ILLNESS, CHRONIC PAIN, CHRONIC PELVIC PAIN, COMPRESSED DISC, COMPRESSED NERVE, COMPRESSION, COMPRESSION GARMENTS, COMPRESSION STOCKINGS, CORE, CORE MUSCLE EXERCISES, CORE MUSCLES, CORE STABILITY, CRAMPING UP, CRAMPS, CRISIS, DAMAGE, DEPRESSED, DEPRESSION, DETOX, DIABETES, DOCTORS, DRAINAGE, DREAMS, EMOTION, ENGLAND, ENVY, EXERCISE, EXERCISING, Family, FAT, FIGHTER, FITNESS, frustration, future, GENITAL URINARY SYSTEM, GP, HAND CRAMPS, HANDS, HANDS CRAMPING, Health, HEALTHY, HOPE, ILIOPSOAS, ILIOPSOAS PAIN, ILL, ILLNESS, IMPAIRED, IMPAIRED LYMPHATIC SYSTEM, KEGEL KEGAL EXERCISES, KIDS, LEG LYMPHOEDEMA, LEGS, LIFE, LIFE LONG HEALTH CONDITION, LIFE LONG HEALTH PROBLEM, LOWER BACK PAIN, LOWER LEG LYMPHOEDEMA, LUMBAR SPINE, LYMPH GLAND, LYMPH GLAND EXERCISES, LYMPH GLANDS, lymphatic drainage, lymphatic fluid, lymphedema, LYMPHODEMA, LYMPHOEDEMA, LYMPHOEDEMA SUPPORT NETWORK, MALE HEALTH, manual lymphatic drainage, medical, MEDICAL CONDITION, MEDICINE, MENS HEALTH, mental health, mental illness, MIND, MISDIAGNOSIS, MLD, MOTIVATION, MUSCLE, MUSCLES, MUSCOSKELETAL, NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, NHS, NORTH ENGLAND, O.C.D, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, OCD, OVERWEIGHT, PELVIC FLOOR, PELVIC FLOOR MUSCLES, PELVIC GIRDLE PAIN, PELVIS, physio, physiotherapy, POISONING FEELING, positivity, PRIMARY LYMPHOEDEMA, PROSTATE, PROSTATE ILLNESS, PROSTATE INFECTION, PSOAS, PSOAS PAIN, PUFFY ANKLES, PUFFY LEGS, RANDOM ABUSE, REHAB, SCIATIC NERVE, SCIATIC PAIN, SCIATICA, SECONDARY LYMPHOEDEMA, skin, SKIN INFECTION, SKIN RASH, Social Media, SOCKS, SPONDYLOLISTHESIS, SPORT, STOCKINGS, STRENGTH, STRONG, SUFFERING, SWOLLEN ANKLES, SWOLLEN FEET, SWOLLEN LEGS, TEARS, TILTED PELVIS, TOXIN BUILD UP, TOXINS, TRAUMA, true stories, TRUE STORY, TUMMY, TUMMY MUSCLES, TYPE ONE DIABETES, UK, UNCATEGORIZED, UNFIT, UNSTABLE CORE, UNSTABLE PELVIS, UPSET, WALK, walking, weight, WHAT IS LYMPHOEDEMA, WORRY | Leave a comment

‘HOPE IS THE ONLY THING THAT KEEPS ME ALIVE’ – MY ‘MIND’ SUMMER CREATIVE WRITING COMPETITION ENTRY ON THE THEME OF HOPE.

Posted on October 13, 2015 by SCARFMAN

HOPE IS THE ONLY THING THAT KEEPS ME ALIVE! Ever woken up wishing you had not? I do not mean because you fancy another half-hour or so in bed, I mean because your whole being is CRIPPLED with anxiety … Continue reading →

Posted in ANXIETY, cellulitis, death, DEPRESSION, DIABETES, EMOTION, FAMILY, grief, HAROLD LLOYD, HEALTH, LYMPH GLANDS, LYMPHOEDEMA, mens health, MENTAL HEALTH, NHS, OCD, RANT, social media, THE ARTS, TRUE STORIES, Uncategorized | Tagged #MENTALHEALTH, #PELVICPAIN, A-LEVELS, ALIVE, ANGUISH, BACK PAIN, BACTERIAL PROSTATITIS, BEREAVEMENT, BEREAVEMENT COUNSELLING, BLADDER, BLOGGING, BOMBSHELL, CAREER, CAREER GOALS, CHRONIC BACTERIAL PROSTATITIS, COLLEGE, CONTAMINATED, CONTAMINATION, COUNSELLING, CREATIVE WRITING, CRIPPLED, CRIPPLED WITH FEAR, dad, DAD DYING, death, DEGREE, DEPRESSED, DEPRESSION, DESPERATE, DEVASTATION, DIABETES, DOCTORS, DOCTORS SURGERY, DOG POO, DOG SHIT, DREAD, DREAMS, DYING, EMPATHY, FATHER DIED, fear, FEAR OF TRAVELLING, FEELINGS, FIGHT, FIGHTER, FRIENDS, frightened, FUNERAL, GALLBLADDER, GALLBLADDER SURGERY, GALLSTONES, GILMORE'S GROIN, GPS, Graduating, GRADUATION, GREIVING, Grief, HAROLD LLOYD, Health, HERNIA, HERNIA SUGERY, HONEST, HOPE, HORSE MUCK, HORSE POO, HUMAN SPIRIT, ILL, ILL HEALTH, INSPIRATION, INSPIRING, IRRITABLE BLADDER, LATE FATHER, LIFE GOALS, LIFE STRUGGLES, LIVERPOOL, LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY, LIVING AWAY FROM HOME, living with OCD, LJMU, LOWER BACK PAIN, LYMPH GLANDS, LYMPHOEDEMA, memories, mental health, MENTAL HEALTH STORY, MENTAL HEALTH THOUGHTS, mental illness, MENTAL PAIN, MIND, MIND CREATIVE WRITING COMPETITION, MOTHER, MUM, NASTY SMELLS, NERVE COMPRESSION, NHS, NO HAPPY ENDING, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, OCD, OCD AWARENESS WEEK, OCD FLARE UP, pain, PANIC ATTACK, PELVIC GIRDLE PAIN, PELVIC PAIN, PENGUIN PUBLISHING, PHOBIA, PHOBIAS, physical health, PHYSICAL PAIN, PROSTATE CANCER, PROSTATE GLAND, PROSTATE HEALTH, PROSTATE INFECTION, PROSTATITIS, PSYCHOLOGIST, PSYCHOLOGY, rib pain, sacroiliac joint, SCIATICA, SHOCK, SICK, SINUS SURGERY, SISTER, SMELL PHOBIA, SMELLS, SPONDYLOLISTHESIS, SUFFERING, SUICIDE, SWOLLEN LOWER LEGS, TOUCH, TRUE STORY, UNIVERSITY, UNIVERSITY LIFE, UNUSUAL OCD, UPSET, VOMIT, writing | 1 Comment

A DEPRESSED STEVE MCDONALD SHOULD BE PRAISED, NOT SCORNED AT!

Posted on January 18, 2015 by SCARFMAN

“I don’t agree about the Steve storyline. Bad idea to make a funny character depressing. Boring when soaps get all worthy…” The idea of this blog originally came from me receiving the above reply, a week or two ago on … Continue reading →

Posted in DEPRESSION, DRAMA, ITV1, mens health, MENTAL HEALTH, OCD, POPULAR CULTURE, SOAP OPERA, STEVE MCDONALD, TELEVISION, THE ARTS, TRUE STORIES, TV, TV REVIEW, UK TV, Uncategorized | Tagged anxiety, COMEDY, CORONATION STREET, coronation street review, CORRIE, DEPRESSION, embarrassment, itv, MENS HEALTH, mental health, mental health public awareness, mental illness, OCD, SOAP OPERA, social stigma, steve McDonald, stigma, tv review | Leave a comment

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