Escape-mechanism
noun, Psychology.
1.
a means of avoiding an unpleasant life situation, as daydreaming.
noun
1.
(psychol) any emotional or mental mechanism that enables a person to avoid acknowledging unpleasant or threatening realities See also escapism
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