Escapism
Essence
Description
escaping emotional involvement behind a mask of cheerfulness
escaping commitment in relationship by deceptive or secretive sexual behavior
fear of looking at repressed emotions; bringing the light of conscious awareness to life situations
not fully engaging one's will, living in ideas but evading manifestation
attraction to glamour, spiritual highs or drugs, looking outside rather than within for enlightenment; fascination with psychic phenomena
apathy or social alienation; to arouse one's heart and will forces
escaping by living in extreme emotions, fanatical causes, or psychic superstructures; lack of presence in daily and practical life
repeating experiences rather than confronting real issues and lessons
avoiding consideration of one's own mortality; solely involved in earthly fame and fortune
preferring quiet fantasy and inner life rather than active involvement with others
avoiding honest confrontation with oneself, especially examining underlying motives for one's behavior
avoiding commitment or emotional involvement; emotionally unavailable due to early childhood trauma and abandonment
preferring to live in psycho-emotional matrix of family patterns derived from childhood; avoiding adult responsibility
protecting oneself; preferring a more monastic or reclusive lifestyle; difficulty in sharing one's spirituality with others
focusing on inessential or unimportant concerns which sap true life purpose, not breaking through to major transformation or understanding
cutting off awareness of spiritual realms, especially of loved ones who have died or seek to be reborn
tendency toward hyper-emotionality or psychosomatic illness; to penetrate to one's core pain and suffering
lack of effort due to discouragement over failure
preferring to dwell in memory of better times, rather than face the pain and challenge of the present
using one's handicap or suffering as a crutch or excuse; finding social connection or shared human experience
escaping core identity and ego awareness, often through soporific drugs
avoiding or escaping real challenges in daily life due to fear; pronounced timidity
escaping through drugs and stimulants, cutting off connection to feeling life within body and within Nature
inability to take a personal stand in worldly or community affairs, escaping from risk-taking or confrontation
inability to follow inner guidance or to discriminate and adhere to moral values
appearing "in control," especially over one's feeling life; escaping from the raw pain of the feelings
avoidance of intimate relationships; fear of revealing true feelings for fear of rejection; hiding or veiling feelings
avoidance of intimacy by projecting a hostile barrier
fear of raw emotions or powerful expressions; lack of contact with core levels of anger or rage
avoidance of making choices in life; compromising integrity by trying to be all things to all people
not confronting healing from inner level; escaping responsibility for own healing by dependence on therapists and therapies
not being fully present for human life and human community; fascination for extraterrestrial or out-of-body experiences
fear of intimacy; escaping vulnerability and commitment, especially in sexual relationships
being the endless wanderer and traveler; inability to establish roots in a community, to find sense of place
holding back from participation in group life or community affairs; fear of losing one's identity in social situations
feeling bound by current influences and standards; inability to make a transition toward one's true destiny
feeling disdain for others; holding back involvement out of a sense of superiority
endless seeking or experimentation, avoiding commitment to life purpose or work goals
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