I think all we are supposed to try for is to get healthier and keep on giving ourselves affirmations that we are going to get healthier and to keep on trying to get rid of stress. I don't know whether watching the skateboarders was a good idea or not because it sounds as if it was stressful unless it was amusing...
I think it took me a month to adapt to the street noise of New York...I lived on a quiet street in Hartford and I used to get anxiety attacks when I heard strange noises and I was alone in the house or when my cat's ears would shoot up and I didn't hear anything. Different strokes......
Anyways keep telling yourself that you are getting better....
Bobby