Comfort food and comfort activities, but:

[glowingfish]

I am the type of person who sometimes, meaning often, likes to do things like get a tray of microwave macaroni and cheese and watch YouTube videos. Take it easy, enjoy simple and cheesy pleasures! Read some comic books, and by comic books, I don't mean "thought-provoking graphic literature", I mean Spider-Man punches themed villains.
I like doing all of those things.
Especially now that we are in the cold winter months, totally time to hunker down, enjoy something simple and filling, enjoy lots of starches, and browse through simple reading and watching and repetitive gaming.
Except none of those things work for me. Like, I am trying to just enjoy myself, but they just don't register anymore. :(

Comments

[rafqa]

"simple and cheesy pleasures"--that's so eloquent :)

I agree with your friend that when I have an undercurrent of pressing anxieties, it's hard for me to relax or escape. But sometimes I just kind of move beyond things--sometimes temporarily, sometimes for good-- and need something new, or more creative, or intense.