Are you talking about fleeing your problems or avoiding them? “Escapism” usually refers to burying oneself in distractions (especially fiction) to avoid confro

Are you talking about fleeing your problems or avoiding them? “Escapism” usually refers to burying oneself in distractions (especially fiction) to avoid confronting problems. Whereas running away from problems (ex: breaking up with someone because you’re afraid to attend their cousin’s wedding) is something else.