7. Which Form of Escapism is Your Vice?

So many things to feel, so many ways to avoid them.In today’s episode, we’re talking about the different ways we numb ourselves when we don’t want to deal with what we’re feeling. I share how escapism showed up for me in my early twenties through things like binge-watching TV, smoking, drinking, and honestly just doing whatever I could to not be alone with my feelings.I read one of my old journal entries from 2017 where I literally wrote that I couldn’t wait for summer so I could be “high and drunk 24/7” and not have to feel sad. Which… dramatic, yes. But also very real. And weirdly validating to look back on now.We also get into how we can question if our experiences were as bad as we remember, and why chronic escapism is really just our way of trying to numb ourselves from emotional pain.