Escapism Is Good For You


Yeah, you heard me right. Where sometimes keeping mum and not dealing with it is the best solution to avoid arguments and depression.

It is also the most easy to do, and one of the benefits (other than a smoother relationship with other people) is that it actually lets you retain an ounce of childish innocence. That is, if you truely believe that you've escaped from the clutches of whatever's bothering you.

How easy? Well, when you hit a brick wall, simply shut down and go to sleep. Pretend you've forgotten all about it when you wake up and when you've mastered this skill sufficiently, you really will forget about it when you wake up.

This does not only apply to dealing with other people, but also when dealing with yourself, especially if you are the kind who is hard on him/herself, the best way not to beat yourself up is to shut down.

You retain that childish innocence because in time, you will soon learn how to entirely forget your troubles and act like a child. When you act like a child, people closer to you tend to be nicer.

How then, do you shut down when you're outside and there's nowhere to run away to and hide in? Simple. Sit there, keep quiet, and pray that nobody talks to you. One of the most effective ways I know is to whip out PSP or even a phone, and start playing. Then you'll be in your own world, and people usually won't talk to you then. Also, because you're playing a game, when you overhear sensitive things you can scrunch up your face and pretend you're having a hard time with the game.

It's nice to throw all your troubles behind you and believe that you are trouble free. Everyone should try this at one point or another in their life. You just need to remember one important thing - to keep ahead of that which you are trying to escape.

Because it hounds after you, snarling, biting you at every chance. It does not like being left behind. It likes to be dealt with on the spot. It bites, and it bites hard.

The last thing most people want is to have their troubles sneak up behind them and take a bite out of their perky asses.

Remember, you can run, but make sure you can keep ahead.