Escaping realty

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I have a major problem. I'm affraid to face reality. I tend to retreat to my own little fantasy world a lot. I often wish I was 10 years old, and sometimes I imagine myself as a ten-year-old again. Every day I wish I could go back to being a kid. I want to move back in with my parents and let them take care of me, rather than deal with the real world. I know this sounds childish (and it is), but it's the truth. It's probably not going to happen, but I fantasize about it every day. Oh yeah, I'm 28 years old. Sad, huh?

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  • lulz08
    13 years ago | pl

    I'm procrastinating right now I don't even realize i'm doing it. I also find that when things get tough I sleep because then I have good dreams ^^

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  • IveGotBallsOfSteal
    13 years ago | pl

    God I feel you SOO much. I tend to fantasize about anything BUT the real world, and just the other day I was having this long oonversation about how I wish i could just be 13 again. And stay 13. Life is tough and fantasy helps to get by. you're probably going through a rough time right now, I imagine. What does help is just let yourself cut lose and roll with those fantasies, every once in a while.
    The other day, I went hiking at a local trail. I had the whole place to myself. it started raining like crazy. I found myself playing soldier for 3 hours, yelling, giving my imaginary fellow soldiers orders to take out that machine gun or whatever. It was incredibly theraputic, and absolutely nothing is wrong with it because
    a) no one saw
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    b) I went back to my normal day to day adult stuff.
    Oh, I'm 25 btw. Let yourself be a kid, or whatever it is you fanticize about (so long as it doesn't have a negative effect on those around you). A person can only be so grown up.

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  • Chill_Pill
    14 years ago | pl

    Who doesn't want to escape reality??? This is one messed up mother trucker of a world in which we live. Who doesn't want to be a child again and not have to deal with the worries and maelstrom that adulthood offers??? There comes a point where you have to differentiate between a fantasy (such as being taken care of by your parents) and reality. Are you falling into your dream fiction more than facing your reality and does it conflict with your every-day life and productivity??? If it conquers you too much you may need to find a counselor and speak with them. Maybe a mate is in order a fifty-fifty relationship may take some of the strain you feel away. Perhaps you could take you your parents and try living with them, but don't be a total mooch, at least give rent...I would suggest that this is a short term endeavor also (who wants to be that 35 year old basement guy??? ***shivers***). Maybe you need a holiday or day of relaxation to chill you out. Whatever it is, this seems to be a normal reaction to daily stressors. Just understand that there is no turning around and being 10 again, and one day you will be the one taking care of your parents and maybe even a child of your own. Good Luck!

    ~Peace~

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