How do u bounce back from psychological stories

Personally I don't read too much horror/psychological yaoi or stories in general beacuse I know what I can handle reading and can't and some of these topics are too dark for me but for those who read it how do you bounce back from it?
Whenever I read books with really dark topics I can't lie and say it doesn't make me feel out of it but I usually try and distract myself with not reading anything for a while etc. Does anyone else get affected by what they read or is it just me?