Are you good at asking for what you want? Some insight into those who struggle with it.
Ask For What You Want, Part Two: People Pleasing
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Daylight Saving Time Hack
Hate losing that hour every spring? Check out my experiment.
My Link Between Sodium and Ketamine
Salt raises blood pressure. If that gets too high, the esketamine stops.
Don’t Tell Me I’m Not Old
60 is not the new 40. 60 is 60.
My Experience with Ketamine (Spravato)
Esketamine is the variant of ketamine used to treat depression.
Stop Nagging People to Cut Down on Sweets
If you can’t help with underlying problems, stop nagging people who are hooked on substances.
I Hate Myself: Depression and Low Self-Esteem Aren’t Always Linked
You’d think getting rid of one would take care of the other, but no.
My Dad Won’t Move
We can choose where we’ll be buried. Why not choose where we draw our last breath?
How Aging Is Like a Science Fiction Movie
Is an old person in your life driving you absolutely crazy?
Belly Fat Burner Drink
This drink got my body to increase its resting metabolism in three weeks, but it was tailored for me specifically.
McCombs Candida Plan – So How Did It Go?
The McCombs Candida Plan takes care of an insidious health problem, but how does it feel?
Holiday Loneliness
In the post I finished an hour ago, I said that being able to add some foods back to my diet on Dec. 27th (while I'm on the McCombs Candida Plan) is another reason to wish December away as quickly as possible. December has always been my favorite month of all. Why do...
Staying Home Gets Harder For Those Who Live Alone
On Thursday the city of Chicago issued an advisory that included not having guests in our homes and it really upset me as someone who lives alone. The general advice is to celebrate holidays with only those in your household. I don't have anyone else in my household,...
Bring the Sunshine, I Guess
Since "Juldemort" (July 2020 was so horrific for me that's how I refer to it) I've noticed startling changes in myself. One is that I no longer prefer gray skies to bright ones. As this 2015 post expresses, I used to dislike and avoid sunny days, staying inside so the...
Living Well
Chicana on the Edge is 16 years old and every post is here, but the website is new as of June 2020, so I'm thinking carefully about the categories and tags I want to use. Of the ones that aren't neutral like "PhysicalHealth," I think there are more with negative...