This series is a bit of a roller-coaster. The way this chapter started, I thought she was spiraling down again. However, she managed to break the cycle at least a little bit.

Also, I am a big advocate for spending some time alone in nature when things are tough. When I was really struggling through grad school at times, I would often go to a nearby park at really weird hours during the week so that nobody else was around. Just spending an hour or two walking through the woods and around a lake was remarkably effective at helping ease my anxiety.