Why Trying to Relax Is So Damn Stressful

Relaxation-induced anxiety is a real psychological diagnosis. Here’s how to tell if you have it.

Madison Malone Kircher
Forge
Published in
4 min readNov 5, 2019

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A tired woman lies on her bed with her arm covering her face and a pillow over her body.
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MyMy weeknights often contain very little chill: On nights when I go straight home from work, I typically spend the hours before bed doing something utterly responsible. I clean, or I work on freelance projects, or I catch up on all the…

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Madison Malone Kircher
Forge
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Madison Malone Kircher is a staff writer at New York Magazine. She lives in Brooklyn. Twitter: @4evrmalone