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Sometimes escaping can give you a little distance and a perspective from which you can see reality more clearly. Sometimes confronting reality is just (mis)appl
by industriousthou 5y ago
Sometimes escaping can give you a little distance and a perspective from which you can see reality more clearly. Sometimes confronting reality is just (mis)applying ingrained cognitive patterns to a bunch of details.
Also, sometimes things are just really shitty and there's nothing that can realistically fix them and escapism actually is a reasonable choice.
- throwaway894345 5y ago> Also, sometimes things are just really shitty and there's nothing that can realistically fix them and escapism actually is a reasonable choice. I don’t buy this. Even when you can’t fix things (and I’ve been there) you can still process through your emotions and accept and make sense of your new normal. You don’t have to do it all at once, but that’s the only path to recovery—drugs and alcohol won’t get you there.