Everyone has an escape. Some people use those escapes more than others. Some escapes you can look at a person and know what it is. Others may have hidden theirs so deep they can't even find it. But deep down somewhere everyone has some sort of escape.
What do i mean by escapes. My escape is depression. Shutting people out. Being sad. A part of me goes into a shell to protect myself. Oh did i mention usually your escapes are not good for you. When i go into this state of mind everything around me changes into a scary unreliable place.
Why do we go to our escapes?
The word really explains it. It is something that takes us away from reality. To get away from many negative things in our life. Stress is a big one for me, conflict, fear, loneliness.
Some other escapes that are common are eating, sexually things, cutting, overworking, people and so many more.
How do you escape from these escapes?
Well it's not easy. For me i have to tell myself i'm not going to be sad. I am going to be positive about life and be happy. I need to be joyful. And it's harder than it sounds. When i freak out from stress i get physically sick sometimes. Yes it can get that bad. My body gets so upset and stressed it reacts as it is in physical pain and trauma. I Have to tell myself that i am not bleeding or dying in any physical way and slowly listing the truths help. There are ways to rewire your brain to be more positive and joyful. Reading the bible always calms me down also.
Suicide can be another huge negative escape. An escape from life. But it really is just letting the chance of life getting better escape you too.
The real escape needs to be God. So what's your negative escape? And how can you turn that into Something good.
Marci
