Reading right before bedtime is one of the ways that I disconnect my brain from the events of the day. That disconnect is required if I want to get any quality sleep. I suppose that could be construed as "relaxation," but I've always considered it more of a self-intervention, or a channel-change, really. Without it, my OCD would be battering me with things I could have done differently, better, more efficiently, or at all for that matter, during the day.
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