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Tag Archives: MENS MENTAL HEALTH
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 →
Posted in ANXIETY, COMEDY, mens health, MENTAL HEALTH, OCD, Uncategorized
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Tagged anxiety, CBT, DOCTORS, EMETOPHOBIA, EXERCISE AND OCD, LIVING WITH THE FEAR, MENS MENTAL HEALTH, mental health, nerves, NHS, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, OCD, OCD AND ME, OCD AND STUDYING, RECOVERY, SICK, VOMIT
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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 →
Posted in ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, EMOTION, HEALTH, mens health, MENTAL HEALTH, OCD, TRUE STORIES, Uncategorized
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Tagged 2018, 2019, EMETOPHOBIA, MENS HEALTH, MENS MENTAL HEALTH, mental health, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, OCD, SICK, VOMIT, VOMIT FEAR
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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 →
Posted in ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, EMOTION, HEALTH, mens health, MENTAL HEALTH, OCD, Uncategorized
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Tagged anxiety, BENEFITS OF EXERCISE, CBT, CHRONIC PELVIC PAIN, CONTENTMENT, DEPRESSION, EMOTION, EUPHORIA, EXERCISE, EXERCISE AND MENTAL HEALTH, EXPOSURE THERAPY, GOING TO THE GYM, GYM, HAPPINESS, Health, MENS HEALTH, MENS MENTAL HEALTH, mental health, NHS, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, OCD, PELVIC PAIN, PROSTATITIS, STRENUOUS EXERCISE, WELLBEING
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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 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 →
Posted in ANXIETY, EMOTION, FAMILY, HEALTH, mens health, MENTAL HEALTH, NHS, OCD, TRUE STORIES, Uncategorized
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Tagged #MENTALHEALTH, anxiety, CBT, EMETOPHOBIA, EMOTION, Family, LOVE, MALE HEALTH, MENS MENTAL HEALTH, mental health, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, OCD, SICK PHOBIA
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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 →
Posted in ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, EMOTION, mens health, MENTAL HEALTH, OCD, TRUE STORIES, Uncategorized
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Tagged #OCDAWARENESSWEEK, anxiety, ASHAMED, CBT, COGNITIVE BEHAVIOURAL THERAPY, EMBARRASSMENT OCD, EMOTION, EMPATHY, facebook, I AM NO LONGER ASHAMED TO ADMIT I HAVE OCD, MALE MENTAL HEALTH, MENS HEALTH, MENS MENTAL HEALTH, mental health, MENTAL HEALTH BLOG, MENTAL HEALTH BLOGGER, mental health community, MENTAL HEALTH STIGMA, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, OCD, OCD AWARENESS WEEK, REAL LIFE, SHAME, SHAME OCD, Social Media, stigma, Twitter, twitter mental health community, WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY, WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY OCTOBER 10TH 2017
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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 →
Posted in ANXIETY, COMPLIMENT, DEPRESSION, EMOTION, HEALTH, LYMPH GLANDS, LYMPHOEDEMA, NHS, OCD, skin infection, TRUE STORIES, twitter, Uncategorized
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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 →
Posted in ANXIETY, cellulitis, DEPRESSION, DIABETES, EMOTION, HEALTH, mens health, MENTAL HEALTH, NHS, OCD, RANT, TRUE STORIES, twitter, Uncategorized
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Tagged anxiety, BACK PAIN, blog, BLOOD SUGARS, CELLULITIS, CHRONIC PELVIC PAIN, CONTAMINATION, DEPESSION, DEPRESSION, DIABETES, DIABETIC, DOCTORS, EMOTION, Health, HERNIA, HYPO, INSULIN, LYMPHODEMA, LYMPTH GLANDS, MENS HEALTH, MENS MENTAL HEALTH, mental health, MIND, MIND CHARITY, NHS, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, OCD, PELVIC PAIN, physical health, rant, SPONDYLOLISTHESIS, SUICIDAL, true stories, UK, WORRY
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