Social media, the hustle and bustle of daily life, and the stress it entails. The burden of anticipating every little thing in life, living in the past or future, and never just being in the present. There are times when it's all too much, and all you want to do is just find your safe space, whether that's nature, a hot shower, or your bed, and you know what, that's completely fine.

I've found that my mind associates certain times and places with a certain state of mind, so I like to keep stressful activities and relaxing activities in separate rooms and times. It really helps to create a little ritual of activities at a specific time and place for relaxation to help collect my mind. I personally take a hot shower, drink hot Chamomille Tea, snuggle up in bed, and watch cute animal videos before I nod off to sleep. It's not bulletproof by any means, but it helps for me, and I hope it helps you guys too. If anything, just know that it's okay to give yourself a break, and I'd wager productive to give yourself a break from festering in toxic anxiety.