Everybody once in a while wants to escape reality, right? But we can’t always do it or fly to wherever it is we want to go, so how do you turn your mundane world into your escape?
For me, I escape reality by writing, putting down my thoughts and do some deep thinking. I choose books, music, and friends. Basically, I get lost in my friends and my music.I get lost in somebody else’s life so I don’t have to deal with mine. My music keeps me going, it makes me do a lot of deep thinking and a loads of soul-searching. I’ve often been told that what I listen to is not reality, its someone’s thoughts…but then how is it that my thoughts are exactly the same? Why do I get lost into those thoughts? Sometimes, it’s not even a necessary escape for me; sometimes… well, it just happens.
Lately, I feel that I’ve had the need to think more, to write more, to go in for a lot of soul-searching, to get lost more. I know it’s not the greatest defense to deal with my problems, but it helps me stay calm and most probably positive about things that are terrifying me inside. It helps me find my own way to cope.
Is there a chance you could ever get so lost, you can’t get back out again? I don’t know really… maybe it depends on the escape, right? My escapes aren’t that damaging to life, or at least I think so. But other people have different escapes, may it be drugs, alcohol, thrill-seeking, etc. So for those people, how do they know when it’s time to stop faking and time to start dealing? How does anyone know? Do you wait for it to get that bad?
I don’t know really. If you haven’t realized by now, I like to pose questions that have many answers, some of which are clear and some of which are not. But, that’s life right? Sometimes it’s clear and fun and other times it’s all muddled up with so much crap that you don’t know how to deal.
Sometimes I feel that escaping reality for a little bit makes me a better person inside. It gives me hope that everything will be Okie eventually. I like to think that I don’t do deep thinking but in reality, I do.
That’s my way of escaping reality. What’s yours?
October 23rd, 2009 at 5:01 pm
yeah for me, dreaming is a way to escape from the reality,and since dreams are made up of your own thoughts and desires..!
October 24th, 2009 at 7:51 pm
A good one Sanam!
, however, just finding a good and scenic spot and getting immersed in the beauty of nature,, be it fall or winter, or spring,,, can be very very soothing for the mind and body,, more than we can ever realize…
Gud reply too Kupid,, even i like to escape from reality from time to time, however, i cannot read or concentrate on something when i need an escape, but yes, its music, meditation and in my case i try to walk as far as i can, or as far as my legs will allow me to,
When is it time to stop? well, when someone speaks to us, or a phone call, (although i turn my cell phone off)or we may just snap out of it when either we feel calm enough inside us or we realize its time to go home!