how to deny reality

well seeing as though we could all do with closing the door for a bit and just taking some 'chill time' (and no, liam, that does not mean 'special YOU time'...), i decided to write this lil' plan of what to do if you need to escape, just for a while....

as you all know, shit does inevitably happen to the best of us (myself included), and there is no easy way of taking it. not one. some shit really does hit the fan and fly everywhere...the trick is getting out of the way in time so you dont get covered.

so, lets take a normal garden everyday situation....and then lets just say something bad happened beacuse i cant (frankly) be arsed to think of a semi-complex situation that wont ultimatly end up with at least one of my friends thinking, 'why did you write a blog about me'...
anyhoo, something bad has happened and you need to shut everything out and (as the title suggests) deny reality:

lets start off with the simple, 'no'.
it's an easy enough concept to grasp and as soon as you get into a situation which warrents it, im sure you'll use it to great effect.
the basic premise is to say no, alternatly, to the other person or persons involved in your conversation.
exempli gratia:
'i just heared what you said about me..'
'no i didnt'
'but i heared it..'
'no you didnt'
'i did, didnt i?'
'no you didnt...la de da de da'

by the end of this, not only do you convince yourself that the event never took place, but you also convince people around you too! that's the simple beauty of it all, you cant go wrong....unless the answer to the question is no, and in which case you should always just jump straight to 'la de da de da'.
but the main thing to take away is REPITITION IS KEY.

secondly, try the old 'close your eyes and melt away from the situation'.
rather effective at meetings and in intimate settings where you'd rather not be. all you do, is close your eyes and think of something else/somewhere else and imagine you're there. you may find clutching the bottom of a chair tightly, increases balance and stability while you're away with the fairies. music also helps to block out the irritating sound of conversation around you, and focus's your mind with great precision to give the effect that you are actually at an MCR gig.

thirdly (and before we get into this, i know it's a bit extreem and there's absolutly no going back from this, so you need to work out if this really is the best option and weigh up all the options no matter how small or insignificant they may seem....this really is the last resort and no going back)



you can always go and hang out with mates and just chill. real mates. proper mates. mates that dont shit on you anytime you do something bad.... revert to the good-old-days where friends helped friends, and you could beat your kids....
deny reality by being with the people time stands still for....so much so you get shouted at by your mum for being late home for tea. remember those days when reality was a myth?
if you can go back to those times... you've found the way to deny reality right there.