Wanting To Get Away From Everything

[gracer]

Hello everyone!


Have you ever had the feeling that you just want to shut yourself out from the world because you just want to get away from all the distractions that make you feel stressed and anxious? This is what I'm actually feeling right now because I'm so full of distractions around me that I cannot concentrate on my work, which makes it harder to be done in time so I feel more anxious.

 

[Alex]

I actually feel like that much of the time, but that's why I like my privacy and when I don't have that I do struggle. Even n communities or in a social setting I need to have my own space o I can focus on what I really want to do. Distractions are more commonplace with phones, tablets and other technology around you; there always seems to be a beep somewhere. I know it's hard, but sometimes I question the reality we live in, just how real is it (very philosophical I know), but while we can't escape it, we can try to adapt around it.


Other than that I escape into the world of books and writing, and feel better, but at times I wish I was in Narnia.

 

[pwarbi]

I'd imagine that at one time or another everyone as gone through the same feelings that your going through, and we all at one point have wanted to shut the world out. If you are able to do that then while you might find that it gets you through whatever you're going through, long term that's not the answer. No matter how hard it might seem, we have to try and be able to cope with things that are going on as well as carrying on with our day to day lives.


Shutting the world out might seem like the best way to deal with things, and we may be able to do that once or twice in our lives, but there will come a time when we can't do that and so we have to try and learn to cope in another way if we can.

 

[Sue]

I got like that quite often. There are times when I don't even want to go out of the house or interact with others. I just need to be alone. Sometimes I can't afford it though because I have to force myself to go to work. I am lucky in the fact that i have my own office at work so I can just close my door and nobody will disturb me. I do my best to try to overcome those days and make the most of them but sometimes I just need to be alone with my thoughts and emotions so that I can deal with them and make the best day a better one.

 

[Laneorexorcist]

I have definitely felt like this before, especially with social anxiety. Sometimes it gets so bad around people that I don't know that I think about getting out of college and maybe starting something new. It's also really stressing to just think about all the social situations that I have to face with in general and that really makes me want to get away from everything, but I think that at the end of the day I am aware that at some point I'm going to face them and the best thing that I can hope is to learn to manage myself and get to dominate them, I guess.

 

[Panic57]

Yes, most days I would either like to hole myself up in my room or run away and leave all my problems behind me. The problem with either of those is that is doing either wouldn't actually get rid of the problem, I would simply be exchanging problems. If I hole myself up completely, I would end up being short on rent and my other bills, and that would stress me out. So as much as I really want to, I'm not in a place financially that I can hole myself away for longer than a day.

 

[Jemina]

I often feel like that. I can't really just go and get away from everything because I look after my sick parents, which is a 24/7 job in itself. I can't leave them home alone even, so I have to drag them out with me if I have to go somewhere. I can't even shut myself away in my room for a few hours unless I know for sure they're not going to need anything. It can make me want to get away from everything and everyone sometimes. The closest escape from that I have really is to go to a different room of the house. And even then I end up with someone calling or texting me. Or calling me back to the room with them. It can get pretty stressful sometimes. So when I do get the chance to shut myself away for a while I jump at it!

 

[solana]

I've just done that for the last ten days. Since I couldn't physically get away from the city where I live, I decided to take a holiday from everything and everyone in my apartment. I switched off every gadget, not that I have many anyway, and focused on sleeping, eating, relaxing, getting my mind away from all the people and things that have been bothering me for a while now. It felt wonderful to just let the body, mind and soul do what they wanted to do. To give in to the urge of sleeping all afternoon, or sit in the park for many hours, just watching the birds and people's kites getting stuck in the trees, and letting all those pent-up things inside me gently dissipate and dangle in the warm, tropical breeze. After about 5 days of doing that, I hardly had a worry left on my mind, because I had consciously decided to let all the stressful, painful thoughts go... go far away.


Well, I'm back again to my usual work routine, but I feel renewed and filled with fresh energy. I have very concrete ideas of how to change certain things in my life so that I won't get so drained anymore. Let's see how it goes.

 

[John Snort]

The reason I've always wanted to and plan to move to a secluded area is because I just want to get away from everything. To be honest almost everything I see in the world is kind of depressing and what's bad about it is there's nothing anyone can to change anything — the injustices, the pettiness, the violence and more. I believe that if I no longer interact with people maybe I'll feel less depressed because at least there'll be fewer things stressing me out there (in some extremely remote rural area).

 

[sidney]

Well I did feel that feeling a long time ago which led to suicidal thoughts, because I was overwhelmed with my problems back then. But luckily, I was able to recover, and now I don't really feel that feeling of wanting to get away from everything again. If I'm stressed or overwhelmed with events, then I just sleep it off. Then I wake up feeling much better.

 

[Ashley0323]

I feel this way at times. If I am under alot of stress, or trying to race the clock, etc.. I just wanna get away from everything, be alone for a bit, figure out everything mentally, and return.. Sometimes life is "too much"


at once and it really drags me down. I just want to sleep for days, but I have toddlers that would not allow that.

 

[gracer]

I'm so thankful for all your replies.


solana how I wish I could also do what you just did. It would be so nice to just sit for hours in the park, doing nothing but staring at nature and all its wonders. This is how I dream my life to be someday; living a very simple life, appreciating each small wonder of life and nature that happens around me, not worrying about anything, being contented with what I have. It would be such a beautiful life if things would be this way.

 

[Roscas]

Often!!!! It is what I call my need to be by myself for myself and it is okay to have this every now and then. In fact, I'd like to have this as much as I can and want! My kids are all grown up, can fend on their own and to shut myself away from it all is a treat and reward to myself. BUT if this sense or need lingers and becomes more often than usual, then I think there is a problem and this I try to avoid or at least, I try to be aware of.

 

[lexinonomous]

I feel this way on a day to day basis. There is never a day where I'm not thinking of different ways for me to get out of the area. I don't enjoy my day to day life anymore, sadly. I have recently come to the real conclusion that my life costs money. Everything costs money. It's a terrible thing to think about because it leads to stress, anxiety, and fear. This is when I really think about living off the grid. There are so many people in this world that make the choice to live off of the land. Honestly, it sounds more appealing than what I'm doing now.


I can understand wanting to get away from everything. That's why vacations are so rewarding. Sometimes we need to take a step back and enjoy something, without any sort of obligations standing in our way.

 

[DDNatureLover]

I have had this feeling for a long time. It used to help to go for long drives, especially on one road where the speed limit was high and the traffic was low. Unfortunately, my vehicle's not in the greatest shape right now, so I'm unable to escape like that, which is one reason my stress level is so high. Another escape is to go walking, but again, I have to drive to the trails, because this area is not walkable, so I'm pretty much stuck at home most of the time, which is frustrating. Even getting out of the house for a little bit to pick up groceries does help, though, and thankfully, I am able to do that every so often, and I also spend time on the balcony, and occasionally visit with neighbors.

 

[111kg]

Guys, this is not anxiety. This is just your brain anticipating that you'll be experiencing something rather unpleasant. It may even be some form of attention deficit disorder, a light form. I've found out that the only thing to overcome this thing is draconic discipline. Even if you don't feel like doing something, it's imperiously necessary to do it right away.

 

[pwarbi]

Some people also think that getting away from their life and starting again somewhere new is what they need, and that's another way of getting away from your worries but sometimes that won't work either. The grass isn't always greener and on the odd occasion moving away and starting again can help, in a lot of cases all you end up doing is taking your problems with you.


Before you move on, you have to be able to stand up, face and deal with hat's troubling you in the first place, so running away or shutting yourself off from everything might sound like the best thing to do, but that isn't always the best option.

 

[SirJoe]

I have, it just seemed like nothing was going right at the time. I think it has something to do with the fight or flight reaction. It can be very difficult to deal with but I think that everyone goes through this at least once in their lives. More often then not this goes away when things start to straighten out and the stress that were causing it go away.

 

[Wanderer]

I feel like this all of the time. Some days it is so bad I cannot walk out to the mailbox until it is dark. God forbid if there should be a knock on the door! I hate this feeling. I wish I could live a normal life. I don't want to be a hermit! UUGGGHHH!

 

[gracer]

Wanderer I on the other hand think that I have actually become a hermit. I don't consider myself as an anti-social person but I have come to embrace my moments of solitude as my most comfortable state. There's no need to please anyone, no need to feel different and unaccepted, I can just be me and no one would care. I guess I found more comfort with myself now that I no longer feel the need of being with a lot of other people.