Whenever she was alone lately or had too much time to think things over she found herself sliding into the abyss where emotions lay dormant. She used Draco’s technique and began occluding but unfortunately for her, she wasn't as well versed in the art and could only manage a few minutes at a time. In some instances, it was enough to clear the top layer of her anxiety away, like scraping the overflowing flour from a measuring cup - within a few hours it was back to overflowing and she would start the process again.