Dear Tracy, There's no healthy place

Dear Tracy, There's no healthy place to run away from yourself. But... instead of run run run think about rest rest rest. The experience you are describing requires a lot of energy. If you drain yourself of energy you will be even more vulnerable -- more vulnerable than you need to be. Please remember the old Zen koan: Eat when hungry, drink when thirsty, sleep when tired. ---- not more but not less. 12 step says the same thing: don't get too hungry. don't get too thirsty. don't get too tired Keep this in mind. You may be pleasantly surprised how these basic guidelines will help you.