Have you ever looked up into the night sky and just wanted to escape into the big unknown? The world around us can often feel crowded and stressful. And feeling like the weight of the world is on our chests can make it seem hard to breathe. But if we can pause a moment and take a step back, we may get a new perspective that will make the burden a little lighter, and breathing a little easier. If things get too heavy and dark we may feel like escaping. That escape could be a physical escape—like running away or moving to a different city in the hope that things will be better there. Or it could be a psychological escape—like burying ourselves in a video game or our work, or just making excuses for why we are the way we are. It could even be NOT doing something—like not making that important phone call. The issue here is, of course, we become less efficient, less effective. Besides, the thing we are trying to escape from doesn’t go away. It’s still there, and likely getting bigger instead of smaller. So, we can all agree that escapism is not the solution to our problems. But, what if you don’t realize that your actions are escapism? What is the difference between escaping into a video game and taking a break to relax playing that same game?