100 Things you did not know about me.
Part 11: No ESCAPE!(ism)
Like all Humans, I tend to enjoy a bit of escapism. But unlike most humans, I fail at it. When there's a mood or set of moods that I'm trying to slip away from, I immediately gravitate towards something that brings the mood back. It's never a conscious effort. I don't think Hey! This will depress the shit out of me! It's always something innocent. I'm really feeling down, I think I'll play a video game to get my mind off of it. Ooh! I bought that game the other day that I had been looking for. Or movie, or book, whatever.
Much time passes and I have a moment of lucidity where I realize, hey... this is depressing me further.
And at that point I can't stop because now I'm at the halfway point.
It's Melancholy as an Olympic Sport.
Like all Humans, I tend to enjoy a bit of escapism. But unlike most humans, I fail at it. When there's a mood or set of moods that I'm trying to slip away from, I immediately gravitate towards something that brings the mood back. It's never a conscious effort. I don't think Hey! This will depress the shit out of me! It's always something innocent. I'm really feeling down, I think I'll play a video game to get my mind off of it. Ooh! I bought that game the other day that I had been looking for. Or movie, or book, whatever.
Much time passes and I have a moment of lucidity where I realize, hey... this is depressing me further.
And at that point I can't stop because now I'm at the halfway point.
It's Melancholy as an Olympic Sport.