Anything, but Ordinary

Christmas is a kid’s favorite time of year. They are excited to have time off school, to hang out with friends and to play in the snow, but there are times where kids don’t have the opportunity to create those memories, but there are ways that you can make memories for them even if it’s something small. It could be something like taking them to see Santa, baking cookies or decorating a gingerbread house. Kids are pretty easy to entertain. A lot of the time, they’re more than

It’s easy to be caught up in the holiday spirit and spend more than you can afford. You want to get everything your kids want, but you know it’s not going to be possible since everything they want is out of your budget. It’s hard and challenging because you want to give your kids a good Christmas, but you know you have to limit yourself on how much you want to spend. I’ve heard people shop for Christmas all year. They will see something in February and they will buy it and sa

The holidays are stressful and a lot of people will start to plan early enough where by the time that Christmas comes, they just want to get it over and done with. They don’t seem to enjoy the holidays as much as they should because they spent so much time making everything perfect. There are things that you can do to help you feel like you’re not rushing through everything and making sure you are getting the relaxation that you need during the holiday season. It’s okay to sa

When ketamine is used, it's normally used for surgery and to help with pain management. It is considered to be a very powerful dissociative anesthetic . Over the last few years ketamine has been used to help treat treatment-resistant depression (TRD) with acute suicidal thoughts or actions since it as rapid-acting effects. Ketamine is an FDA approved drug that is used in medical settings, but it could be used in emergencies and on battlefields since ketamine maintains norm

A narcissist is someone with a pervasive pattern of grandiosity, need for admiration, and lack of empathy. Someone who is a narcissist has a high sense of importance when it comes to themselves. They need to have attention and want people around them to look at them with admiration. They lack feeling into other people’s feelings since they feel like their own feelings are more important. They feel like they have a high power over everyone else. There are two “main” expression

According to Wikipedia, “Gaslighting” is the manipulation of someone into questioning their perception of reality. The term derives from the 1944 film Gaslight and became popular in the mid-2010s. With gaslighting comes with things like lying, denying facts and distorting information to make the person doubt themselves. It’s a form of abuse. The victim will be more dependent on the abuser. The victim will be left in confusion, have anxiety and feel isolated. Their confidence

I’ve recently gotten some news, it’s good news, but the way I was told this news was in a way I thought could have gone better. I feel like with this type of news, I would have been told a lot sooner. I feel like if we were as good as friends as I thought we were, I would have learnt about this a lot earlier. Don’t get me wrong, this is something to be happy about, but I’m disappointed, angry and heartbroken. There are so many things I’m feeling regarding this situation. Mont

Everyone grieves differently. Some people want to grieve in private and other people want to express their grieving by talking about the person that has passed. Sometimes grief hits people at different times. Just because someone doesn’t show the signs and symptoms of grief as soon as something happens, doesn’t mean they won’t. You can’t put a timeline on when someone should feel something. It will come eventually. It will come in waves. You could be fine one minute and then

Bullying for anyone is hard, but it’s especially when the person that is getting bullied is different from their peers and classmates. It makes for an easy target for bullies. As much as kids are more open to other kids being different, they may not get treated that fairly at home which makes them act out at school. They may use their anger towards others. They don’t know that it’s wrong. When someone is different and doesn’t understand certain things like emotions and facial

What is a boundary? A boundary is a limit or line, real or imagined, that defines what is acceptable and unacceptable in a given situation or relationship. It helps protect your time, energy, feelings, and personal space. Boundaries can be physical, emotional, mental, or based on time and space. It is a guideline indicting what someone is okay with and what their not uncomfortable with. You can’t step over that line and make the person feel unsafe. Boundaries are tough to un