Mental Escape

Hi guys!

As a person in general, I tend to spend a lot of time with my head in the clouds. I daydream quite a lot, and it often gets to the point where I just have to smile and nod at the girl I walk to school with because I heard nothing she said.

And as a daydreamer, I think a lot about what it would be like to live somewhere else, or be someone else. What if I was born hundreds of years ago? What if I lived in an alternate universe? (The infinite multiverse theory- look it up) And so here are my reasons why I would be suited to life in an an old-timey fantasy universe.

1. Self-Sufficiency
A long held dream of mine has been to move into a cottage in the Scandinavian forests with only my beloved animals to keep me company. In an old-timey fantasy universe, everyone would live like this. I could grow all of my own food, map my surroundings and go on quests on horseback. And best of all? You could learn things by doing them, so there would be no school.

2. Capes would be socially acceptable.
Wouldn't this be nice? It's impossible to look anything but majestic whist wearing a billowing cape. Plus it would be like wearing a blanket around your shoulders all day. I see no downsides.

3. Less Stress
I just had a look and apparently 30% of teens classify themselves as stressed. And we all know that comes from the onslaught of schoolwork and pressure to to do well at life in general. In a fantasy universe, we would be free from all of this. I personally would love to drift away from the five assessments I have in the next two and a half weeks.

But sadly, life is life and we can't travel into alternate universes any time we want. However, this doesn't mean we can't escape the mundane. I escape all of the time by writing this blog, reading, watching my favourite shows, and being creative. It keeps me sane.

So what I'm getting to is that it's okay to escape. You don't have to be social or perfect all of the time, and no-one is going to judge you for taking a mental health day every once in a while. Or at least I won't. Do any of you feel like floating away from your responsibilities? Let me know down in the comments how you like to escape.

Have a great week!

From Lily