ESCAPISM

Escapism. The definition of escapism states that it is the tendency to seek distraction and relief from unpleasant realities, especially by seeking entertainment or engaging in fantasy. It lists virtual reality as a form of escapism. Now I am sure most of us have indulged in some form of escapism, to get away from the harsh realities of our lives. Some choose to engage in drug use, others are extremely sexually active and others learn new skills and stop halfway, looking for or seeking the thrill and self absorption learning something new gives them.

I fall within the last category. Life hasn't exactly dealt me its best cards and I'm always seeking some form of distraction to get away from my thoughts and realities. This works most times, if I'm being honest, till I cannot run away from my thoughts and problems anymore. Till it gets way too much for me. Till it looks like this scary demon holding my head in place, forcing me to stand my ground and not flit away like a jittery or frightened bird, forcing me to face it head on. It does not care if I'm ready for it or not. It attacks me in the most awkward of situations and places. That's why I'm always looking for the next best thing, the next distraction that puts distance between me and the long list of things my anxious self thinks of or conjures up. Escaping from my dreary reality. It works. For the most part. I do wish it could work forever and ever. Because life, and reality, are harsh. And I hate confronting my feelings because I feel like crap afterwards and want to disappear forever. It's not...a great feeling.

Escapism.

Now this word, I'd seen it several times but it never really registered in my mind as a word to explicitly search the meaning. You see, I have this tendency to actually understand the meanings of words depending on the contexts in which they're used. I was so good at this when I was younger but the moment I stopped reading as frequently as I used to, I fell off. Hard. But well, that's a story for another day. Now back to Escapism. I forgot about it for a long while till Raye did that amazing song with 070 Shake, another talented song. And you guessed right. The title of the song was Escapism. And that's going to be the song for this blog post. I encourage y'all to listen to the song as you're reading this. It's an absolutely beautiful song which I shall one day talk about how much I love it, what I like about it, how I interpreted it and how it made me feel. Might just be a part two of this blog post.

This post is already long enough. Have a great day/week/night guys and I'll see you on my next blog post <3