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I think you've hit on something very relevant there, that being the concept of using an activity ( whatever that may be ) as a means of "dealing with life" as opposed to participating in it. In other words if the activity is being used to cope with a situation by providing a means of avoidance rather than a solution. Grant it that avoidance can also serve as a solution in some circumstances. Generally I would suggest that we would agree that avoidance would become escapism when it leads us away from performing the usual tasks we would otherwise perform in order to maintain our healthy daily existence.

[QUOTE="Randall, post: 151153, member: 2682"] [FONT=arial]I think you've hit on something very relevant there, that being the concept of using an activity ( whatever that may be ) as a means of "dealing with life" as opposed to participating in it. In other words if the activity is being used to cope with a situation by providing a means of avoidance rather than a solution. Grant it that avoidance can also serve as a solution in some circumstances. Generally I would suggest that we would agree that avoidance would become escapism when it leads us away from performing the usual tasks we would otherwise perform in order to maintain our healthy daily existence.[/FONT] [/QUOTE]

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