Whether or not you share a living space, too much togetherness with the person you’re caring for can make it feel like the walls are closing in. You may need to get creative in finding a metaphorical room of your own. You could plant an indoor or outdoor garden, or designate a corner of your house for hobbies or catching up with friends. If you use that space exclusively to let go of stress, you’ll begin to connect it with a feeling of relaxation and get a quick hit of ease just by stopping by. You can also take advantage of the time when your loved one is sleeping or being tended to by someone else to disappear into a book or a movie—or even a “vacation” via Airbnb’s Online Experiences, where you can, say, learn about bees from a Portuguese beekeeper. “Brief escapes to another world can be surprisingly refreshing,”

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