INPUT ARTICLE: Article: As your partner, colleagues, and children are potentially a part of your everyday life, escaping reality means leaving them behind temporarily and refocusing on yourself. Because the society that we live in is perceived by most to be hectic and filled with stressors, spending some dedicated time alone can help you to refresh your mind and be more ready to handle reality when you return. Solitude allows your brain to "reboot." Turn off your phone and sign out of your social media. When you are no longer "connected" to everyone and everything, you will find yourself much more able to mentally escape reality. Wake up 30 minutes before anyone else and enjoy the peace and quiet of the morning. Use that time to reflect, meditate, and daydream. Make alone time a priority. Many of us spend the majority of our day catering to others, whether colleagues, family, or friends. Make it a point to set aside a block of time each day to allow yourself some time to escape your otherwise hectic reality. Instead of passively allowing your mind to wander, some people may find it helpful to actively engage in an activity that they can associate with a mental escape from reality. There are a wide range of activities that can facilitate an escape from reality. Try painting or knitting. The repetitive motion may help you find peace and solace and allow your mind to wander away from reality. If you're looking to get exercise at the same time, go for a walk. Walking for 7,000-8,000 steps each day is great for your physical health and if you use your walking time to also meditate, daydream, or otherwise escape reality, you will be benefitting your mind as well as your body. If you want to enjoy the outdoors, try hiking, fishing, or gardening. Being in nature can be another avenue for your mental escape of reality. There is no "best" activity to help you mentally escape reality; however, you should always do something that you enjoy. Some people may find the best way to mentally escape reality is to go skydiving or snorkeling, while others may enjoy playing a computer game or putting together a puzzle. Books are a fantastic avenue for escapism because they allow you to escape your reality and enter another world without ever leaving your sofa. Choose a book from your favorite author, a time-honored classic, or a best-seller. Find a book that takes you into a make-believe world. This could be a fictional world, such as that of Harry Potter or Lord of the Rings, or a book that takes place in another time or location, such as a work of historical fiction. Choose a series (something available in a trilogy or more) for an even longer escape from reality!

SUMMARY: Spend time alone. Try a calming, repetitive activity. Read a book.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Consider what about the ride actually scares you, and makes you want to not go on. There can be many reasons why you don't enjoy or want to go on scary rides. It could be the speed, the turns, or the feeling of falling you'll get while on it, or even a traumatic experience you had on a ride before. By identifying what it is that makes you scared, you can take more concrete steps to overcome that specific fear. Look at pictures of the ride, watch where it goes. See if there are particular things about the ride that scare you, like going upside down on a roller coaster. Imagine yourself going through the ride, and how you would feel when you go through it. Study the rides. Look at what they are trying to do to scare you, as well as the safety features. Understanding how the rides work, and how they can keep you safe, will help you feel more comfortable getting on them. Remember that you are in a safe environment. These rides work because people remember that they are in a safe area, and that nothing bad will actually happen to them. Scary rides are able to create a reaction by overstimulating your senses, like using sudden sounds and weird sensations in a haunted house, but will not put you in real danger. Maybe you just want to say you did it, or are trying to impress someone. It doesn't need to be an earth-shattering goal, but something manageable like going on the ride once. Having a goal or reason for getting on the ride can help motivate you to actually give it a shot, and smaller goal will make it easier to follow through and have success. Talk to your friends about going on these rides. Make sure they know that you are scared, but that you want to overcome this fear. Good friends will understand, and try to help where they can. When you talk to your friends, ask them why they enjoy going on these rides. It's not unusual to be a little afraid of scary rides, as the point is to give you a thrill. Ask about how they overcame their fears to enjoy the ride.

SUMMARY: Identify what scares you about the ride. Set a goal for going on the ride. Talk to other people.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: What you are trying to do here is get rid of shine and redness. The easiest way to do this is to use the auto-correct features. There are three auto-correct features. Try all three of them or a combination of them to see which looks best. If none of them look good, you can try other color adjustment tools. Press "Ctrl + Z"on PC or "Command + Z" on Mac to undo any adjustment you don't like. Use the following steps to auto-correct the image. Click Image in the menu bar at the top. Click Auto Tone, Auto Contrast, or Auto Color. Click Adjustments if none of the auto correct options look good. Click Hue/Saturation, Color Balance, or Brightness/Contrast. Use the slider bars to manually adjust the colors in the image. The Clone Stamp tool has an icon that resembles a rubber stamp. Click it in the toolbar to the left. Use the following steps to remove blemishes with the Clone Stamp tool. Click the Clone Stamp tool in the toolbar to the left. Press "[" or "]" to change the the size of the tool cursor. It should be big enough to cover the pimple or blemish. Hold "Alt" or "Options" on Mac and click the next to the blemish to sample the color and texture of the area around the blemish. Click the blemish to stamp the sampled texture over the blemish. If there are any stray hairs in the face, use the same steps above to get rid of them. If they are over the eyelashes or eyebrows, it is too tricky to get rid of them, so just leave them there- no one will notice. If you need to use multiple clicks to get rid of a blemish using the clone stamp tool, be sure to hold "Alt" or "Options" and click next to the area you want to brush out before each click. This will keep the color and texture consistent and avoid unnatural repeating patterns. If there are any extra eyebrow hair around the eyes, you can use the clone stamp tool to remove them. You don't want to apply too much. Just enough to make the skin selection look smooth. Use the following steps to apply a gaussian blur. Click Filter in the menu bar at the top. Click Blur. Click Guassian Blur. Make sure "Preview" is checked. Click "-" to zoom out until you can see the entire face in the preview window. Drag the slider bar at the bottom to the right to apply a slight amount of gaussian blur. Click Ok. You can use brightness and contrast to brighten eyes and teeth. Be careful not to brighten them too much or they'll look artificial. Use the following steps to apply Brightness and Contrast the eyes. Click Image in the menu bar at the top. Click Adjustments. Click Brightness/Contrast. Drag the slider bar below Brightness to the right to brighten the eyes. The Burn tool has an icon that resembles a hand making a pinching gesture. To select the Burn tool, click and hold the Dodge tool icon in the toolbar to the left. Then click the Burn tool icon. Press "[" or "]" to change the brush size. Click the pupils a few times to darken it. Then reduce the size of the brush and carefully trace around the iris to create a dark line around the iris.

SUMMARY:
Even out your skin tone. Use the Clone Stamp tool to get rid of pimples and blemishes. Use the Clone Stamp tool to get rid of stray hairs. Use the Clone Stamp tool to get rid of extra eyebrow hair. Apply a gaussian blur filter. Use Brightness and Contrast to brighten the eyes. Use the Burn tool to darken the pupil and ring around the iris.