November 07, 2011

In My Mailbox (3)

"In My Mailbox" is a weekly post hosted at The Story Siren and it's about what new books we got in the mail or we bought or got in the library or whatever this week.

Firelight by Sophie Jordan

I was planing on reading this book since months :P. I just couldn't find the time to do it. So many books to read, so little time we have. So yesterday I got this book and started reading it. Ohh my Oooh I love this book! Belive me it's amazing! :) I haven't read much, I0ve fallen asleep, it was 3.30 am after all. So yeah, but there is this HOT guy named Will. Ohh, can't wait to get more in the story to see how the story will develop!! 

Divergent by Veronica Roth

Ok this one, Asher from  Paranormal Indulgence, recommended it to me. I've searched a bit on Goodreads and found out that actually, just the first one is out. So I got it! :D After I finish Firelight I will read this one. I bet is so good! ;)

And you? What have you got in your Mailbox this week? :)

November 04, 2011

Odvisnost od odnosov

Dependency, Self-Criticism, and Perception of Socialization Experiences

Blatt (1974; po Rosenfarb, I.S., Becker, J., Khan, A., Mintz, J., 1994) je predlagal dve dimenzij depresivne izkušnje, in sicer analitično oziroma odvisnostno depresijo, ki je karakterizirana s čustvi nemoči in šibkosti, ter introjetkivno ozirma samokritično depresijo, ki je pa karakterizirana s čustvi ničvrednosti in krivde. Blatt in Shichman (1983) sta kasneje predlagala, da sta odvisnost od odnosov in samokritičnost odraz dveh primarnih konfiguracij psihopatologije, in sicer analitični razvoj in introjektivni razvoj. Zdrav analitični razvoj vodi k vzpostavitvi zdrave, in zadovoljivim interpersonalnim odnosom; zdrav introjektivni razvoj pa k stabilni, realistični ter pozitivni identiteti. Psihopatologija nastopi, ko je ena od razvojnih komponent bolj poudarjena in posameznikovo vedenje prikazuje nezadovoljene analitske ali introjektivne potrebe.

Blatt and Homann (1992) sta še posebej poudarila, da je težnja po odvisnosti ali samokritičnosti povezana z različnimi zgodnje otroškimi izkušnjami. Poudarila sta, da so se posamezniki, ki so odvisni od odnosov, pogosto v otroštvu počutili osamljene, neljubljene, ne sprejete s strani staršev ter da so občutili odnos staršev, kot hladen. Samokritični posamezniki v nasprotju pa so imeli zadovoljene osnovne potrebe po bljižini s strani staršev, vendar so jim le-te prepričevale, da bi postali avtonomni in prepričani vase. Starše so občutili kot vsiljive in bili so velikokrat kaznovani in nadzorovani.

Raziskava, katero sem preučevala, je poskušala potrditi ali je odvisnost od odnosov in samokritičnost povezana z percepcijo socializacijskih izkušenj v otroštvu. V vzorcu so obravnavali pacientke z bipolarno motnjo, pacientke z depresijo (katere niso bile nikoli hospitalizirane), pacientke z depresijo (ki so bile predhodno hospitalizirane) ter ženske, katere niso nikoli imele simptomov depresije ali bipolarne motnje.

Raziskava je pokazala, da je pri vzorcu depresivnih, bipolarnih ter pri kontrolni skupini žensk odvisnost od odnosov povezana z percepcijo relativno distantnega odnosa s starši in malenkostno povezana z percepcij pretirane kontrole in pozornosti strani staršev v otroštvu. Samokritičnost pa je povezana s percepcijo prekinitve kvalitete afektivne vezi med očetom in otrokom, ter je malenkostno povezana s percepcijo povečane očetovske moči in kontrole med otroštvom. Raziskava je pokazala, da so ženske, ki so odvisne od odnosov, zaznavale odnos z očetom kot relativno distantnega med razvojem. Zanimivo pa je, da ni bilo nobene povezave med odvisnostjo od odnosov ter samo-poročanjem problematike v odnosu z očetom. To so v raziskavi pripisali metodi dela, saj je bila uporabljena tako tehnika neverbalnega kot verbalnega samo-poročanja. Merjenje neverbalne komunikacije je v odnosu z očetom pokazalo pozitivno povezanost z odvisnostjo od odnosov, medtem ko verbalno pa ne. McCranie in Bass (1984) sta to razložila, da po vsej verjetnosti ženske, ki so odvisne od odnosov, veliko krat zanikajo oziroma potlačijo probleme s starševskimi figurami zaradi strahu pred tem, da bi posledično uničile odnos. V prihodnje so raziskovalci priporočali neverbalno poročanje, kot sredstvo za merjenje odnosa s starši.

Raziskava je tudi pokazala, da je samokritičnost povezana z vsiljivo oziroma pretirano kontrolo nad otroci s strani staršev. To so pripisali temu, da je percepcija očeta, kot močnega v družini pri sprejemanju odločitev ter pri uveljavljanju zahtev in kontrole povezana z razvojem samokritičnega odnosa do sebe. Rezultati so pokazali, da tudi percepcija odsotnosti afektivnega odnosa z očetom je lahko indikator za razvoj samokritičnosti pri ženskah. Za razliko od žensk z odvisnostjo od odnosov, samokritične ženske niso zaznale odsotnega odnosa z očetom. Poročale pa so o pretiranem nadzorovanju s strani očeta. Raziskava je pokazala, da tudi odsotnost povezanosti s strani otroka do staršev v otroštvu, lahko vodi v samokritičnost.

Rezultati pa niso pokazali, kaj bi lahko bila glavna socializacijska izkušnja, katera bi povzročila razvoj odvisnosti od odnosov ter samokritičnosti v kombinaciji. Ženske, ki so imele težave z obemi, so bile hudo depresivne. Že prejšnje raziskave (Blatt et al., 1982; Klein et al., 1988) so potrdile, da so pacienti, ki so odvisni od odnosov in samokritični, bolj podvrženi izkušnjam depresije.

Rumination and Interpersonal Dependency: Explaining Women's Vulnerability to Depression

Raziskave kažejo, da so ženske dva-krat bolj podvržene depresiji kot moški (Kessler, McGonagle, Swartz, Blazer in Nelson, 1993; Nolen-Hoeksema, 1990, 1995; Weissman in Klerman, 1977; po McBride, C., Bagby, R.M., 2006).

Avtorji raziskujejo povezavo med depresijo in ruminacijo ter med depresijo in interpersonalno odvisnostjo. Čeprav je bilo izvedenih že veliko raziskav na to temo, avtorji predlagajo novo teorijo o tem, zakaj vse raziskave kažejo na večjo podvženost depresije pri ženskah. Teorije o razlikah med spoloma pri depresiji so se velikokrat osredotočile na individualne spremenljivke, brez iskanja povezav med le-temi.

Nolen-Hoeksema je predlagal, da bi se razlike med spoloma pri depresiji lahko ugotavljale predvsem, kako moški oziroma ženska reagira na depresivno počutje. Response Style Theory (RST) razlaga, da so ženske v reakciji na depresivno počutje bolj nagnjene k ruminaciji, medtem kot so moški bolj nagnjeni k odvračanju pozornosti oziroma distrakciji od takšnega počutja (Nolen-Hoeksema, Larson in Grayson, 1999). Ruminacija je prežvekovanje negativnih misli in bojazni, ki osredotočijo posameznikovo pozornost na notranje simptome depresivnega počutja, tako kot tudi na pomen in posledice takšnih simptomov. Ruminacija je kognitivni proces, kateri se razlikuje od negativnih avtomatičnih misli o sebi, svetu in prihodnosti, ki so značilne za depresijo. Osredotočanje na notranje počutje distresa je škodljivo in slabi uspešno reševanje problemov ter preprečuje posamezniku, da bi aktivno premagal stresorje iz okolja (Nolen-Hoeksema, 1991, 2001). Raziskave so pokazale, da ruminacija preprečuje uspešno reševanje problemov (Donaldson & Lam, 2004; Lyubomirsky & Nolen-Hoeksema, 1995; Lyubomirsky, Caldwell & Nolen-Hoeksema, 1998), podaljšuje depresivno počutje (Nolen-Hoeksema, Morrow & Fredrickson, 1993) ter je povezana z povečanjem resnosti depresije (Nolen-Hoeksema, Parker & Larson, 1994). Na drugi strani pa imamo odvračanje pozornosti ali distrakcijo, katera je pozitivno povezana z osebnostno dimenzijo ekstravertnosti, ki nakazuje na večjo kapaciteto soočanja s pozitivnimi čustvi (Bagby & Parker, 2001). Distrakcija izboljšuje počutje in sposobnost reševanja problemov pri pacientih z veliko depresijo (Donaldson & Lam, 2004).

Predhodne raziskave so ugotovile razliko med ruminacijo osredotočeno na simptom in ruminacijo osredotočeno na sebe (Bagby & Parker, 2001; Bagby, Rector, Bacchiochi & McBride, 2004). Ruminacija osredotočena na simptom se nanaša na ponavljajoče se misli in vedenja, ki so osredotočena na simptom depresije, medtem ko ruminacija osredotočena na sebe pa se nanaša na ponavljajoče se misli in vedenja, ki so osredotočena na posameznika v odnosu z depresijo. Bagby in Parker (2001) sta ugotovila, da se na sebe osredotočena ruminacija povezuje z bolj negativnimi osebnostnimi profili, kot pa ruminacija, ki je osredotočena na simptom. Bolj podrobno, vase osredotočena ruminacija je bolj močno povezana z osebnostno dimenzijo nevroticizma, kar nakazuje na izkušnje anksioznosti in samozavedanja.

Raziskave Nolen-Hoeksema so pokazale, da so ženske bolj podvžene osredotočanju na vzroke, torej pomen in posledice za njihovo negativno počutje, kot reakcija na depresivno stanje, medtem ko moški pa na depresivno počutje odgovarjajo z distrakcijskimi strategijami. Te razlike v ruminaciji so pokazale bistvene razlike v percepciji depresije med spoloma. Nolen-Hoeksema in Jackson (2001) sta ugotovila, da ženske uporabljajo bolj ruminacijo kot moški ne zato, ker bi bile bolj pod stresom ali bolj podvržene ozaveščanju svojega počutja kot moški, temveč zato, ker ženske verjamejo, da so negativne emocije nenadzorovane; počutijo se odgovorne za čustveni ton v zvezi.

Interpersonalno odvisnost so skozi preučevanja razdelili na dve temi, in sicer na sorodnost (odvisnost) ter individualizem. Sorodnost odraža investicijo v interpersonalne odnose, medtem ko individualizem se odraža v potrebi po aktivnosti, doseganju ciljev ter avtonomnosti. Feministična literatura kaže, da so ženske bolj motivirane vlagati v sorodnost (odvisnost); moški na drugi strani pa so bolj motivirani v individualizem. Lahko bi rekli, da so razlike med spoloma v povezavi z interpersonalno odvisnostjo vs. individualizmom, pogojene glede na socialne faktorje. Socializacija nas uči, da so deklice bolj usmerjene v medosebne odnose ter da so fantki bolj usmerjeni k neodvisnosti, osebnostni kontroli ter uspešnosti.

Nedavno so ugotovili, da obstajata dve obliki sorodnosti, in sicer slabo prilagodljiva (maladaptive dependency) in prilagodljiva (adaptive dependency). Rude in Burnham (1995) sta prva predlagala novo kategorizacijo odvisnosti od interpersonalnih odnosov in jo razdelila na zdravo in nezdravo. Ugotovila sta dva faktorja, ki sta bila različno povezana s spoloma in depresivnimi simptomi. Prvi faktor je povezanost (connectedness) – ustreza pojmu prilagodljive odvisnosti, ki meri vrednost in zaupanje zveze. Ta faktor je bil signifikativno povezan z spolom, ne pa z depresijo. Drugi faktor je neediness (potreba po pomoči) – ustreza pojmu slabo prilagodljive odvisnosti, ki meri strahove glede zveze in zavrnitve. Ta faktor je bil povezan signifikantno z depresijo, ne pa z spolom. Neediness je povezana z problematičnim individualnim ter interpersonalnim delovanjem (Whiffen et al., 2000) ter tudi z osebnostno dimenzijo nevroticizma. Connectedness je povezana z zaupanjem, ugodjem in bližino v zvezi (Whiffen et al., 2006) ter ni nikakor povezana z osebnostno dimenzijo nevroticizma. Neediness je prediktor za bolj psihopatološki osebnosti profil in tip navezanosti v odraslosti.

Sanathara et al. (2003) je ugotovila, da čeprav imajo ženske višji rezultat pri interpersonalni odvisnosti kot moški, je bila povezava med interpersonalno odvisnostjo in depresijo močnejša pri moških. Ugotovili so, da le pri ženskah v višjih rangih osebnostne odvisnosti lahko pride do depresije.

Slika 1
Model McBride in Bagby

Po vsej obdelani literaturi so avtorji ustvarili model (slika 1) ter zaključili, da je razlike med spoloma pri depresiji možno razložiti v kontekstu interakcije med stilom odgovora na ruminacijo ter interpersonalno odvisnostjo.  Interpersonalna odvisnost je predispozicija za posameznika le, če posameznik uporablja ruminacijo na interpersonalnem področju. Interpesonal neediness je  slabo prilagodljiva in povezana z depresijo, tako za ženske kot za moške. Razlike med spoloma so prisotne pri spremenljivki povezanost. Raziskave potrjujejo, da imajo ženske višje rezultate pri povezanosti (connectedness) kot moški. Splošno je povezanost zdrava in nepovezana z depresijo, saj ruminacijski procesi tukaj niso aktivirani. Čeprav bi bilo prav poudariti, da če imajo ženske višjo interpersonalno povezanost to lahko vpliva na ženske tako, da so bolj ranljive in manj odporne na interpesonalne stresorje. Raziskave so pokazale tudi, da so ženske bolj nagnjene k ruminaciji kot odgovor na interpersonalne stresorje (Mezulis et al., 2002). Moški po drugi strani so manj dovzetni za interpersonalne stresorje ter depresijo, delno zato ker manj vlagajo v interpersonalni odnos kot ženske (nižji rezultat pri povezanosti) ter delno zato, ker uporabljajo, kot strategijo premagovanja interpersonalnih stresorjev, distrakcijo.

Obe raziskavi sta preučevali povezavo med interpersonalno odvisnostjo in depresijo ter ugotavljali različne druge dejavnike, ki bi lahko vplivala na dinamiko odvisnosti. Prva raziskava je iz leta 1994, druga pa iz leta 2006. Zanimivo bi bilo izpostaviti, kako so se preučevanja spremenila v dvanajstih letih.  Vse raziskave pred letom 2005 na temo Odvisnost od odnosov so bile narejene predvsem na ženski populaciji, saj so raziskovalci menili, da ni statistično pomembnih razlik med spoloma, ter da so ženske zaradi, tako fizioloških kot socialnih ter psiholoških bolj podvržene odvisnosti od odnosov ter dosti krat tudi depresiji. Avtorjem drugega članka je uspelo dokazati, da obstaja statistično pomembna razlika med spoloma, katero je vredno preučevati.

Viri:
Rosenfarb, I.S., Becker, J., Khan, A., Mintz, J. (1994). Dependency, Self- Criticism, and Perceptions of Socialization Experiences. Journal of Abnormal Psychology. Vol. 103, No. 4, 669-675.
McBride, C., Bagby, R.M. (2006). Rumination and Interpersonal Dependency: Explaining Women's Vulnerability to Depression. Canadian Psychology. Vol. 47, No. 3, 184-194.


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November 03, 2011

Waiting on Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi


"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Breaking the Spine to shine a spotlight on upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi
342 pages
Harper/HarperCollins, to be released on November 15th 2011

Juliette hasn't touched anyone in exactly 264 days. 

The last time she did, it was an accident, but The Reestablishment locked her up for murder. No one knows why Juliette's touch is fatal. As long as she doesn't hurt anyone else, no one really cares. The world is too busy crumbling to pieces to pay attention to a 17-year-old girl. Diseases are destroying the population, food is hard to find, birds don't fly anymore, and the clouds are the wrong color. 

The Reestablishment said their way was the only way to fix things, so they threw Juliette in a cell. Now so many people are dead that the survivors are whispering war-- and The Reestablishment has changed its mind. Maybe Juliette is more than a tortured soul stuffed into a poisonous body. Maybe she's exactly what they need right now. 

Juliette has to make a choice: Be a weapon. Or be a warrior.  

- Goodreads.com description

This book they all said it's amazing! :) Juliette seems like a really good character in the middle of the whole war that is going on. I think she will be one of the strong characters that makes young adult books so extremely great. It think her story will be pretty cool. I can't wait to read this book! :)


And what are you waiting on this week? :)

November 02, 2011

A-Z Reading Challenge


There is this girl. Steph. She has a blog 
 The Thoughts of a Book Junkie - which is, let me say it, fabulous!! It perfect. It's beautiful, the colours and everything is like woooow. Here is the official Challenge page A-Z Reading Challenge.

Yeah, it's a 2011 reading challenge - and so to speak it had started in January. I kind of find it out today and I loved it! So I decided I will do it anyway, even if I am, huh, like 10 months late. It doesn't matter! I don't care, I want to do it! :)

SO the point is: Read one book for every letter of the alphabet during the year!

A - Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins
B -
 Before I fall by Lauren Oliver
C - 
City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
D - 
Die for Me by Amy Plum
E - 
Epic Fail by Claire LaZebnik
F - 
Fallen by Lauren Kate 
G -
H - 
Hush, hush by Becca Fitzpatrick 
I - 
If I Stay by Gayle Forman
J -
K -
L - 
Linger by Maggie Stiefvater
M - 
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
N - 
O - Obsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout
P - 
Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen
Q -
R -
 Reign or Shine by Michelle Rowen 
S - 
Succubus Revealed by Richelle Mead 
T - 
Tempted by P.C. and Kristin Cast
U - 
Unforgiven by Barbara J Hancock
V - 
Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead
W - Where She Went by Gayle Forman
X -
Y -
Z -


Top Ten Books That Made Me Emote In A Variety Of Ways

It's Top 10 Tuesday (hosted at The Broke and the Bookish) and the topic is
Top 10 Books That Made Me Emote In A Variety Of Ways

1. Shadow Kiss by Richelle Mead
OMG I cried so so hard!! First I was so angry with all the Lissa stuff going on. I could totally empathise with Rose and her wish of being able to chose things in her life. Then I was so so happy about Dimitri and Rose. I was actually crying of happiness!!  And then in the end. OMG! I couldn't belive it!! I just couldn't. I was in a state of shock I coudn't even cry. It hit me after some minutes that all of that was real. And then I started crying.  I just had the first three books and Spirit Bound. I needed to get Blood Promise, but in the whole Slovenia there were only two left. And that's to say - in the other part of the country. I was nervous and crying and anxious about the book so much! And then thank God my mum went to the bookstore and made the agreement, so they sent me the book from the other side of the country. They said the book will arrive in one or two days. I was dying. Honestly. The book arrived the next day thankfully.

2. Blood Promise by Richelle Mead
Like I said I was dying to read it. I got it in the bookstore and I started jumping and laughing and crying. Tha woman who was working there was just staring at me. I didn't give a shit about it. I was just so so happy to finally have it in my arms after 4 days of anxiety. I paid and went to my favourite bar. I switched off the phone and started reading. I think I've read it in one day and a half. One setting. No sleeping, no eating. Just good coffe. And lots of sugar ;) OMG if I've tought anxiety was big before getting the book, it was 10000 bigger while reading the book. I was actually shaking while reading it. Seriously. One of the best experiences EVER in my life so far.

3. New Moon by Stephenie Meyer
Well, this was woow. My phone was switched off ofcourse. I was reading and I couldn't belive it!! NO WAY! And the blank pages of November, December and so on. OMG I was shocked. Poor little Bella. And poor little ME!! When she first heard him, belive me, I tought it was really him! I said, I know he wouldn't given up on her. So you can imagine my dissapointment when I saw he wasn't there. And then when Alice came!! Oooo!! I was so happy! And then the race - that was hilarious! I was so nervous! He was alive!! We did it! We make it, to save Edward. I was crying. I was so so happy. 

4. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
Well. This book for me was kind of a big dissapointment. Don't get me wrong, I love this serie a lot, but I was kind of hopping of a bigger end in the serie. Yeah, I tought all the book was a bit, hmm I don't know how to say it right, weird. All that filming and stuff that bothered me a lot. I mean, they were kind of in the middle of the war and I got the feeling that the show on the tv was the most important. I didn't like it. But the end?! I was crying so hard. And couldn't stop thinking about it for the whole night. And also the days after. 

5. City of Glass by Cassandra Clare 
OMG!! OMG!! This book was hilarious! Seriously. Amazing. Though I didn't get it was Jace was acting like a jerk, in the beginning, I loved the emotions Clary produced after that. And the scene at the manor house - hilarious!! I was crying of happiness! until Clary stopped it. What the hell?! I was so disappointed. And then when she finally figured it out that they're not brother and sister. Ohh I was so happy. And then my mood darkened. No no no!! Something bad is going to happen. No no Jace don't die!! I got this idea because everything was going so great and I knew something bad will change it. And when he died - believe me, I wanted to die too. I was crying and crying. Ohh my God! But the ending? One of the most amazing endings ever! 
You could have had anything else in the world, and you asked for me.” She smiled up at him. Filthy as he was, covered in blood and dirt, he was the most beautiful thing she’d ever seen. “But I don’t want anything else in the world.
HILARIOUS!!

6. The Iron Daughter by Julie Kagawa
This book was so heartbreaking. Through all the book I was so sad. I could so empathize with Meghan. OMG, she loved him so much. I loved him for screaming out loud!! But he couldn't. Rules are rules.
"I think our last kiss was meant to be quick and chaste, but after the first touch of his lips fire leaped up and roared through my belly. My fingers yanked him close, digging into his back, and his arms crushed me to him as if wanting to meld us together. I knotted my fingers in his hair and bit down on his bottom lip, making him groan. His lips parted, and my tongue swept in to dance with his. There was nothing sweet or gentle in our last kiss; it was filled with sorrow and desperation, of the bitter knowledge that we could've had something perfect, but it just wasn't meant to be."
And I was so angry with the system of the Summer and Winter court. God!! And then all the Puck thing going on as well. Well, I should say that I didn't like that much. I mean, I get it, poor Puck, but still, Ash is ASH! :P And the end was Ohhh I was crying. I was so so so so so so happy. One of the best endings EVER. And I am not exaggerating ;)

7. Unforgiven by Barbara J Hancock
This story is so so nice. There is this girl and she follows rules since she was little. Killing vampires. Until she met a vampire which was different. So so different. She knew she needs to kill him, but she just couldn't. And she falls in love with him. He is such a funny guy. Really. Everything is going ok and she falls totally in love with him. Until she hears him talking with someone and figures out, she did a mistake. God, I was so so angry I couldn't believe it!! Bastard! Well, not that kind of bastard after all, but I'll leave it to you to judge that ;)

8. Crescendo by Becca Fitzpatrick
What the hell?! In this book, I was so so angry. Seriously. WTF?! She told him that she loves him. I love him too, just for the record :P But what the hell was he thinking about it when he went with MARCY!?! Unforgivable. I couldn't believe my eyes. What was going on?! I mean it's Patch we are talking about. Ok, he is mysterious, dangerous and stuff like that, but this?! No way. And honestly, after reading Silence, I still don't get it.

9. Iron Crowned by Richelle Mead
Ohh, Eugenie. She is such an amazing woman - so strong and so powerful, and yet so confused about men. I am team Dorian btw ;) The most powerful impact for me was when she used the Iron Crown. Omg, that was pretty amazing. And all she did for saving her sister. I was actually so happy that their relationship got better in this book. But the ending was just awful. I couldn't believe it. No fucking way. How COULD he?! I wanted to kill him myself. Bastard.

10. The girl with the dragon tattoo by Stieg Larsson
This book was, huh, awful. Don't get me wrong, I loved the book!! But the story is scary. Poor Sally. I would be dead if I needed to endure what she had. And the investigation that Blomqvist is doing about the dissaperience of Hannah. Woow. Quite amazing. The story is so full of wonder and everything that you can't stop reading it. And such a strong emotions about everything. 

What about you? Did you put any of the books above on your list? 

November 01, 2011

Happy Halloween!

Dolcetto o Scherzetto?

Happy Halloween guys!

I've always loved Halloween! When I was a little girl we used to have a Halloween night with my sister Alenka and my two neighbours Sandra and Željko :) My parents used to go to a birthday party of their friend and so every year we hada house for our selfs. My mum made popcorns before they left for the party. It was awesome! Ok, I must say that Halloween in Slovenia is nothing like Halloween in America. Most people don't celebrate at all. But for as was always lots of fun! :) And every year we watched the same movie :P We loved that movie :P 

The famous movie of my childhood was: 
Hocus Pocus (1993)
With:  Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy

After 300 years, three sister witches are resurrected in Salem Massachusetts on Halloween night, and it us up to two teenagers, a young girl, and an immortal cat to put an end to the witches reign of terror once and for all.

- Imdb description

The movie per se is not scary at all. At least not that I remeber. Is actually a funny movie. We were eating popcorn and laughing all the time. And in the movie there was this cute guy Max (Omri Katz) who tries to save his sister, which was taken by the witches. Winnie, the leader of the witches , is the smarter one. The other two, Sarah and Mary, are the clumsy companions of Winnie. That is also why the movie is so so funny! 
And then ofcourse there is this girl, Allison (Vinessa Shaw) which helped Max to save his sister and save the world from the evil witches. So yeah, it's also a love story :)

I loved Halloween when I was little! My sister is 6 years older than me, and my two neighbours were quite the same age as her. So yeah I was the yunger yunger one :P Then they got older and started to go out on Halloween night. I was still to little to go out with them. So my Halloween nights with the Hocus Pocus party were over. Too bad, it was fun!

And then I got older and started to go out on Halloween night as well. It's cool. We don't dress up much and stuff like that, but I always put lots of black eyelines and black make up and black clothes! I had also a witch hat, but I kind of lost it one Halloween night over the years. Too bad :P 

Tonight I am going out as well with my friends on a Halloween party. I hope it will be fun!



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