Many years ago I severely struggled with anxiety. Evenings were especially difficult as there were less distractions. The anxiety caused my body to be fidgety and unable to rest. But there were two things that could calm me. One was giving into the motion that my body was craving and rock. I lived in southern California at the time and year round good weather allowed me to go in the backyard and swing on our hammock a lot. Other times I rocked in my mom’s old rocking chair. The second thing that calmed my body was doing cross-stitch. I guess…