24/11/2025
Escapism isn’t just a habit it’s a psychological response.
We drift into books, music, daydreams, nature, movies, or creative worlds for real reasons our mind is trying to communicate.
Here are 5 psychological reasons we escape:
• when life feels mentally overwhelming
• when emotions hit harder than we can handle
• when we want to explore parts of ourselves we’re not ready to live out loud
• when real life feels chaotic and we crave a sense of control
• when we need meaning, imagination, and something that feels richer than our routine
Escapism isn’t always bad.
It can soothe, reset, and ground us… as long as we don’t live there permanently.
escapism reflection