> chasing that beautiful feeling they gave them when they were kids, all the while avoiding real life. What you're describing is a coping mechanisms to a life

> chasing that beautiful feeling they gave them when they were kids, all the while avoiding real life. What you're describing is a coping mechanisms to a life they don't wish to face. It does not make them any more of an adult if they instead chose gambling, drinking, illegal drugs, shopping, or any another method of escape.