It has become quite normal today for many individuals to abuse alcohol because it’s such a quick and easy way to escape. However, there is a group of people who abuse alcohol and/or drugs as a means of escape for a different reason. These individuals have figured out that it can provide them with a guilt-free way to escape their perceived responsibilities and obligations.
Being high or intoxicated is a perfect excuse to do nothing for someone who is lazy — it is a guilt-free way to take a time-out from worrying about what others think about them.
On the other hand there are people who must always be doing something. They just can’t do nothing even when they have nothing to do. For them, their to-do-list is a trap and being drunk or high is the only way they can comfortably justify taking a break.
For both the lazy person and the busy person, being drunk or high gives them a pass from what others might think of them. After all, others can’t expect too much from them when they’re drunk, can they? No need to worry that they should be cleaning the house or washing the car when they’re high on drugs. No need to worry about what others might be thinking about them at all — not when they’re drunk or high. And, it’s easy to justify.
After all, everyone they know gets drunk or a little high every once in a while.
Then there’s the individual who doesn’t find that drinking alcohol is an acceptable behavior
at all — let alone getting high on drugs. What options are available to this person to escape for a little while? Believe it or not, the options are numerous.
Have you thought of any other escape mechanisms you use that seem socially acceptable? How do you justify your escape mechanism of choice?
