Can Music Be a Form of Escapism?

Yes

All the time

✋Absolutely!

Depends on if I can keep my hands busy. If my hands are on auto pilot it is easy to just escape to my music. Distractions have been key for me.

Ultimately the only way to gain control of your thoughts is through meditation. The brain is a muscle. As you work it more and more, it gets stronger and stronger until you can turn your thoughts off, or only think about what you want to think about. I'm more than happy to help you get started! I've still got to practice everyday, and my ADHD makes that hard sometimes, but it gets better. Feel free to message me if I can help you more. 🙌❤️

Sometimes

I use music to help me with my anxiety and depression almost every day

Sometimes it does, but sometimes it leans me further into them. I have maladaptive daydreams and sometimes if I'm fixated on a peculiar thought and the right song comes on, I find myself falling into one and spending up to several hours entrenched in a fantasy revolving around that thought, whether it's good or bad.

sometimes

Every single day

absolutely. i listen to so much music

Sometimes, other times it just helps me process the thoughts and feelings I have

All the time!