Did you ever want to run away from your own life?

[prolesunited]

What did you do?

[Fran Kubelik]

1. Yes.

I'm sorry. :hug:

Sometimes it all seems too much.
I just have to remember that there are a lot of people who love me and support me in all kinds of ways.

Things work out. You're so fucking great, things will work out. It might take a minute, but they will.

[IndianaJones]

2. yeah, and I ran away. nt.

[two gun sid]

3. Yes.

I joined the military. Didn't do any good. You really can't run away from yourself.

[MichiganVote]

4. Everyday. What did/do I do? Show up for the final act each day

and thank God or somebody that I'm around yet for my sons and a husband who need me.

[elshiva]

5. Yes, tried to commit suicide a couple times. Don't do it.

It does not solve anything.

[prolesunited]

8. Certainly NOT planning that!

My brother beat me to it and that certainly doesn't need an encore.

I'm talking more like getting in the car and driving far away.

[elshiva]

9. Where would you drive?

I hate traveling especially going long distances on my own.

But, if you need to go on a trip, plan ahead and do it, if you think it will make you feel better.

Sorry about your brother. :( :hug:

[madeline_con]

19. I think about doing just that sometimes.

Then I think about getting there and finding a little dump I can afford on one income. I wouldn't know anyone in the new town, so I'd be alone at night, thinking about the people I left.

Strange place, strange furniture, strange view out the window.

Unless what you have REALLY sux, don't do it. Take a little vacay and then go home.

[zanne]

32. "Everybody loves the sound of a train in the distance.." nt

Paul Simon says.

[LeftyFingerPop]

6. Yes, and here is my advice...

Take your pain, your problems, and your grief...and make them part of you.

They are not pretty, and they are not perfect, but they are YOU.

And there is no other you.

Anywhere.

And there never will be.

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

7. Oh, just about every day

shit happens

[NMDemDist2]

10. i did, i made a plan

then executed it

but yanno what happened?

I took myself with me and things weren't any different.

so instead of changing my life (again) I changed me.

life is good today...

[EstimatedProphet]

11. Oh yeah

I persevered though, and I won out.

[Sen. Walter Sobchak]

12. What did I do? I wound up broke

I quit a very stressful 25/8 job that was practically killing me - What is the point in a large paycheck in you don't have an oppertunity to spend it?

imagining a less stressful life I went for a 9 to 5 job in a suburban computer store, well the retail job sucked badly, I was a horrible salesman. And it wasn't 9 to 5 it was "you come in immediately whenever the fuck we say so"

I went to work for a museum and loved it there, but the place was so poorly funded that the job was almost impossible, plus I became the pointman for dealing with every asshole with an agenda who wanted to bitch about something. This encompassed everything from some indians who claimed some artifacts DONATED IN 1995 BY ANOTHER INDIAN BAND WHO HELPED DESIGN THE DISPLAY were both stolen and too sacred for us to display and in displaying them we were celebrating the genocide of the native american people. And then there were some homosexuals who were upset about an exhibit because the vintage film equipment was donated by a retired director who they alledged was a homophobic McCarthyite and that our display was no different than a display celebrating Hitler himself. The display had nothing to do with the guy, he had just donated the equipment and was credited as such.

Ultimately I went back to work in my professional field because I am not much of a bohemian and because it looked like I wouldn't be able to afford to keep my house.

[prolesunited]

28. I didn't quit

My job quit me. Next week I'm getting laid off (with little likelihood of return) for the second time in three years. I live quite simply and don't need much, but a steady paycheck and health insurance (I have numerous chronic conditions, all quite manageable with meds and monitoring, which is the key here.) would be nice.

Logically, I know it has to do with pure numbers (and this last time union seniority), but I always think if I was somehow good enough, they would have found a way to keep me.

Our house is just a small, two story bungalow, not even 1,000 square feet, with thankfully a relatively small mortgage and utility bills to match. Our cars are paid off and we have little debt. We'll be fine for awhile.

[ScreamingMeemie]

13. Every minute of every hour, proles.

And so I look really hard at my son and tell myself that he needs me in those awful moments. So far, it has worked. But, I am running away, in a way. The positive is, it's not my life to run from anymore. I don't even recognize myself.

[prolesunited]

25. I am very sorry

My difficulties in no way compare. My angst is all circumstantial and somewhat within my ability to control.

I know it's not the same, but my mother died suddenly and then my brother committed suicide about 18 months afterward. It took a very long time (and drugs) for the fog and pain of those blows to lift. This coming year it will be 10 years for my mom and I can still barely think about it without getting teary-eyed.

I hope in time you can find some peace.

[ScreamingMeemie]

38. I didn't mean for you to dismiss your own problems. We cannot

compare our difficulties with each other. I hate that you are feeling that way.

In my situation it may not get any better or more peaceful. I have to be content with that. He was too big to get over.

[TroglodyteScholar]

14. Yes, I've faced that feeling recently...

...but I still haven't taken action. Trying not to be reckless, although maybe that's the direction I really should go....

[prolesunited]

26. One of my girlfriend's took a trip across the country

and ended up in Maui. I thought she was crazy at the time. Now, not so much.

[TroglodyteScholar]

36. Yea, I'm thinking about a serious change of scenery

My bro lives up near Madison, WI, and I think I'd fit in a lot better up there...but it's kind of tough to look for a job that far away when you can't just hop over there whenever you want. Luckily, I'm in a position where I can at least save some $$$, so I'll do that for as long as I can stand my current job--although some days it feels like I can't do it much longer.

Don't think I'll end up in Maui, tho hehe...

[flvegan]

15. Oh, yeah. Every single fucking day.

What did/do I do? I don't think about me. Probably put me in the ground pretty damn early someday.

[yellowdogintexas]

16. removed the main thorn in my side. Ex spouse. big improvement nt

[RFKHumphreyObama]

17. Yes, almost every hour of every day

I haven't done anything about it to date

[prolesunited]

29. What is it you're stuck in?

Why aren't you changing it?

[Skip Intro]

18. YES YES YES

I haven't done it yet


Will I ever?

[Indi Guy]

20. We All Want to Run Away From Our Lives (from time to time)..

The farther we try to run away -- the further we run into our lives. Let's accept our failings as a right of passage & move on...

[prolesunited]

27. Honestly, I'm not unhappy with myself.

Maybe I'm having a midlife crisis.

[Fearless]

21. I put on really loud music and drown the world out.

I wouldn't drink... it leads down a bad road.

Try going for a long walk, that always helps me too. Or a day at the beach; lie out in the sun, forget about everything... (Wear sunscreen, lol). Also, when my brain gets all muddy I write (either what's on my mind or any old thing I want to rant about), it seems to calm be down a bit. Or go to the gym, releases endorphins (as does sex), very soothing. Read a book, one of those escapism novels; there are tons.

And sometimes I just have to scream, hopefully not at another person.

[Adsos Letter]

22. Oh yeah, when I was 17...I ran to the Army...

...it was quite an eye-opener...

[madrchsod]

23. i tried but

there was`t anywhere to go.....

[Pharlo]

24. Yes, every once in a while...

...but then I realize there is nothing so bad or wrong with my life that it is worse than driving a long distance stuck in a car with The Damn Mutts. Leaving them behind in NOT an option.

For me, the thought isn't a frequent one and never lasts more than a few minutes.

[Guava Jelly]

30. yea

nothing

[LaurenG]

31. Yes

and I just stuck it out but I did start to change some things.

I started to change the way I thought about what was important and pretty much made sure I was feeling OK whenever I could. It's kind of hard to talk about because you'll have no context to put it into, but take care of you and start doing things that are important to you. Even if it's just writing or coloring, do something you love everyday and just detach from the stuff you have no control over. I'm sorry you are going through this.

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[crim son]

34. Yes.

I tried once to run away, but it was the wrong thing to do, and cowardly. Now when I get the feeling I cry a bit and then find something to distract me from the feeling. It goes away if you don't feed it with emotion, I find.

Sometimes life is really tough and success is not an option. It's a good idea when you get to that point to remember that some people have terminal illnesses, or are going to become paralyzed in a car accident next week, or just lost everything including their family, in a hurricane. It helps.

[bikebloke]

35. Been accused of it.

After my first trip to Europe when Freddie Laker sent airfares down into the reachable and practical range, I saw values that matched my own. So I tried and tried to find a way to stay over there. Of course, as my horizons broadened, I wanted to see even more of the world. In the end, I just didn't have the luck or marriage offers. But I've had a rich life from my global travels. No regrets.

A friend told me I was wasting my money because when I returned I didn't have anything for it. While if I had stayed, I could have had a colour teevee and stereo.

[pookieblue]

37. yeah...all the time.

or at least think about getting out of this town. (if I can find a job somewhere in ATL I would).

I have people down here, whom I have never even talked to..who for some reason don't like me. (they dont even know me even). Perhaps it's the fact that I'm not afraid to be myself, even in this small podunk town, where something like that, will lead you to be the subject of many rumors. *sighs* Oh well. Life in a small town.

[Inchworm]

39. I am an escapist, so yup

Isn't that what movies and video games are for?

:hi:

[easttexaslefty]

40. Yes

I often do...but what I want to run away from will only be gone when I am 6 feet under

[Runcible Spoon]

41. Moved 10,000 miles away to a foreign country.

Still here :evilgrin: