Escapism

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19 Jan 2006, 9:40 pm

Have you ever wanted to rip apart your body and let your soul fly freely? Just get away, for good?

I want to escape every now and then. Under extreme situations and the like, I wish I could just leave far away for a little bit and come back at my lesiure.

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19 Jan 2006, 9:55 pm

I have periods where I want to do the exact same thing.

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20 Jan 2006, 12:59 am

Yes. There are moments when I wish I could just leave my world and enter the Star Wars galaxy, or Middle Earth, or Narnia, or even stay a while with Robinson Crusoe and Friday. And then sometimes I think it would be nice to just be here, but check out and watch from the sidelines--kind of like a Force Ghost or something.

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20 Jan 2006, 5:07 am

Yes, many times. It's at these times I usually go find a book and pretend that I am a part of it...

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20 Jan 2006, 9:44 am

I usually take my body with me, but as a ghost, like my avatar - ignoring the forces of gravity, liquid fire in the veins instead of blood. Change the shape physically somewhat (I don't look anything like that in real life) but still human.

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20 Jan 2006, 10:10 am

Astarael wrote:

Yes, many times. It's at these times I usually go find a book and pretend that I am a part of it...

I have escaped into books for years...I think they were the only thing that kept me from loosing it as a child, well..and now too

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20 Jan 2006, 9:46 pm

I've gone so far as trying to induce an out-of-body experience by following techniques from a new age book. However, my soul apparently was a little too attached to my body so it didn't work. :roll:

Now, my computer, books, TV (and good anti-depressants) help me cope with my escapist notions.

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21 Jan 2006, 2:00 am

The first song on Helloween's Keeper of the Seven Keys, Part II readily comes to mind.

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14 May 2007, 3:18 am

I feel the same way sometimes.

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16 May 2007, 3:48 am

I honestly feel like I live too lives. One is this reality and one in my fantasy reality. Escapism is a definate everyday coping mechanism for me. I'm trying to learn to rely on it less, but it's hard to break a habit of a lifetime.

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16 May 2007, 8:52 am

I think that longing for escape and freedom is quite an big part of my personality. As a child, I used to dream of being a soul without a body, living as a spirit of the forest. What a beautiful idea... I also drew a lot and escaped into my stories, which I was always creating inside of my mind.

When I got older, I started to get my daily dose of escapism by listening to music, reading, writing and thinking.

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16 May 2007, 9:29 am

I rip my finger nails off and the blood flows freely, is that what you mean? I guess if the blood didn’t stop I’d be completely free then....

A walk in the desert does people good, or bad....

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