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=== DESIRE ===
[[File:Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs .svg 2798.png|framethumb|400px|Fantasy's work is to fulfill these desires.]]
 
 
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Both fantasy (escapism) and repression [[wikipedia:Defence mechanism|are self defense mechanisms]] our brain uses to cope with reality. They provide a refuge within a situation in which a person is not currently able to cope. [http://www.nlm.nih.gov/cgi/mesh/2009/MB_cgi?mode=&term=Defense+Mechanisms These processes are unconscious (meaning that the person is not aware of them), and are normal for a healthy person].
 
=== Defining Escapism ===
Escapism is defined by [[The Other Wiki]] as a “mental diversion by means of entertainment or recreation, as an "escape" from the perceived unpleasant or banal aspects of daily life. It can also be used as a term to define the actions people take to help relieve persisting feelings of depression or general sadness.” In other words, people avoid what is unpleasant to them by temporarily forgetting [[Real Life]].
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== Escapism Through “Anti-Avatars” ==
[[File:dibujos-coyote-correcaminos-p 3185.jpg|frame|link=Wile E. Coyote and The Road Runner|The suffering of others makes us forget our own.]]
 
 
{{quote|” …You both make money off of people's natural insecurities. You show people oddballs so that they'll feel better about themselves… ”|'''Candace''', ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]'', "Attack of the 50 Foot Sister"}}
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{{quote|''I remember Daddy told me''
''Fairy tales can come true,''
''But you gotta make them happen,''
''It all depends on you!''|'''Almost There''', ''[[The Princess and the Frog]]''}}
|'''Almost There''', ''[[The Princess and the Frog]]''}}
 
{{quote|''I never fully understood [the label of 'escapist'] till my friend Professor [[J. R. R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] asked me the very simple question, 'What class of men would you expect to be most preoccupied with, and most hostile to, the idea of escape?' and gave the obvious answer: jailers.''|'''[[C. S. Lewis]]''', |"On Science Fiction"}}
 
{{quote|She doesn't go to school or go home.She just plays videogames all day.|Hikari from [[Neon Genesis Evangelion]], referring to Asuka.}}
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[[Earn Your Happy Ending|Happy lives and happy endings exist. They aren't impossible, but they require a lot of effort to get there]].
 
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