Sometimes I skip to the end of a tense passage because I've had enough tension for now, thank you very much, but I'm still interested in the story and want to continue.

In fact, right now I'm reading One for the Money, by Stephanie Evanovich. Overall, it's a relatively lighthearted bounty-hunter procedural. Some easygoing action, some humor, some slice of life stuff. And then every so often a sudden very dark turn into horrible abuse. So far I can still respect the author and the editor's choice to include those passages. I'm still interested in the characters and the story. But there's no way in hell I'm reading those paragraphs in detail. Just let me skip to the light at the end of the tunnel, please.