what's your escape?

A

apathrev

Guest
Everyone has times in their life where they have to get away from the world, and just relax or take their mind off things. I rely on music, whether playing it listening to. It has really helped get me through some times where I just thought I couldn't take anymore. Road trips (especially by myself) really help to clear my head. So what's your escape? What helps to take your mind off your worries? Whether its a hobby, a place you like to visit, or just an everyday activity, share it.
 
Roadtrips, driving, and travel are my way too: New Hampshire, Maine, Rhode Island, New York, and recently to D.C via train.

I also check into local history that I should either have claimed to have seen or things that make my region unique. The first World Series was played in Massachusetts, and where homeplate was has a plaque. I have to go and see it near Northeastern University in Boston.

Other things that I have seen or want to see are the Norman Rockwell Museum, America's only Stonehenge in southern New Hampshire, and the museum in Fanuiel Hall which is on the top floor. (admission to this museum is free)
 
Mine is go play softball for a couple of hours and atv riding are my escapes..
 
3 things gets me thru things

times i want myself/// listen to music. watch some tv or go for walks with my baby lilo

the things i do with my SO we talk, go for walks and basically relax or read a book anf thats another tinng im concisdering of doing since im sick and showing signs of more crankiness
 
hmm listening to loud music which piss my parents off til they tell me shut it off.. other wise i like to do crafts or just relax and watch tv to escape.. or i would drive the tracter at grampa it make me think alot and relax etc.. also going outside and go for walk. Those are my escapes, mostly the walking part.. hehe
 
surfing and music. i love surfing. when ur pissed off its such a good way to release ur anger by shreddin on the waves. music too. sometimes i break my guitar pick when i strum too hard
 
short term escapes:
* read books
* watch movies
* hiking
* gardening

long term escapes:
* travelling abroad for like 2 to 3 weeks
 
:angel: When I need to get away, I will go and listen to music, read a book or just go for a walk. Especially on a nice, sunny day, it helps with the anxiety.
 
Short term escapes

reading
writing letters
scrapbooking
people- watching
listening to music
sex

Long term escapes

Hibernating :P
 
My escapes?

Drawing out (I got like ... seven sketchbooks burrowing in my bedroom. )

Writing out my trains of thoughts before it collide (I kept diaries since I was 7 years old. Now I am on my fourth diary. I always go for blank diary-- so I can doodle while I am thinking what I want to write. I hate lined-papers. UGLY LINES!).

Cuddling with my cat. It is amazing how much I start to relax after my tantrum or "spat" with somebody while I pet Diamondback...

Sleeping. Let it be a siesta or a short nap. It is hard to sleep sometime when my mind wouldn't shut up ...

My newfound escape is-- walking out of the house and taking a stroll. I have began to do that recently because I no longer have my own space since my bedroom is now shared wtih my husband. My husband doesn't like it when I walk right out and nowhere to be found. Once I went too far by walking to my car (I wasn't mad at my husband-- I just wanted to be alone) and driving away to park at a nearby dead end that oversees a canyon. My pager was going off like crazy. :-X
I think I finally got comfortable (and confident) by being alone and able to navigate around the city and especially in my neighborhood which enables me to take on this new form of escape. It is fun to look around in a new milieu and just forget it all because you were too busy to analyze the buildings, the people, the fauna, the floras and the sky.
The sky is the best thing to look at...

[........escaping........]
 
rock climbing is really my therapist ! the rock is great to listen me ! :P

other escapes are day hiking, backpacking, running, and wood working.

i agree with gnarlydorkette about doodling many things. i do that every single day !
 
i would escape to
relax
chill with friends
look at girls;)
enjoy reading computer stuff
 
Walk in a forest
hang out with friends
walk on the beach
camp out with friends/lover
 
Oh my most few things that I enjoy my relaxing--- hiking, riding boat, trip everywhere, just about everything
 
Back
Top