This app is for kids, but calms my adult anxiety. It's on Apple's 2023 'best apps' list, too.

If you have anxiety, you know more than anyone that it makes you your own worst enemy. The irrational sense of dread and doom can be unbearable as you battle incessant restlessness, stress, and worry.

Pok Pok is for kids, but it can settle your adult nerves. Credit: Kimberly Gedeon / Mashable

However, while playing "Pok Pok," an Apple App Store gem that Apple itself named one of the best of 2023, all of that disappeared — just for a minute or two ...