To want to run away?

[LiteraryDevil]

The state of the world is really worrying me and I often just want to pack up and go and live somewhere pretty remote where things like terrorism, Trump, May, gender issues, knife crime and bloody brexit won't really factor in my life.
I live in a small semi-rural town about 13 miles from a major city and feel as though I live in a bubble sometimes as a lot of issues don't seem to penetrate here but I yearn for a simpler life at times.
I can't actually do anything regarding moving as two of my children are subject to a court order and need to be near to where their dad lives for contact. However maybe once they have left school, I might be able to. I don't have any close family, except my mum, so no one to take into consideration there.
Is it bad to just want to run away from this awful world and try to find a better one in a sleepy village somewhere?

It’ll be fine. Much worse than this has happened (think WWI, WW2 and even Cold War).

If you live your life being frightened of what might happen that is a wasted life. There’s not much you can do to change it so just live for the moment and enjoy being with your children and the sunshine.

Can you come of social media and the news until you calm down?

And things do get better, look at the situation with N Korea last year and how much that has improved.

Remember 80% of international politics is just men waving their willies at each other.

I don't go on social media much these days, or the news. And no, compared to the late 80s when we were checking under our cars for bombs then it's not so bad really but I have this strong urge to up sticks.

You know what I've been thinking the same thing recently! There's days where I just want pack up with DH and go far far away!! Especially a few months ago where I'd completely had enough of everything. It's completely fine to have days like this...but you realise that you can't...I'd suggest finding something that makes you chill out...you say you can't move because of circumstance so is there something that can distract you? I've booked a spa from one of those discounted sites afternoon tea, spa access & treatment for £25 should have been £80 for one...I blast my favourite music around the house...go for cake and coffee in my favourite cafe and now looking in to doing Tai Chi as wanted to try something different...just finding little things that give me pleasure and distract me from all the doom and gloom and now the suns out waking up is so much easy!! I hope you find something that distracts you and gives you some fun

easier*

Just stop watching the news. It all seems dramatic but the vast majority of it will have zero impact on your life.

I was going to be a bit more flippant at the thread title until I read your OP - there will always be nasty things happening in the world and you can't stop it. It would very rarely impact directly on you.

But yes run away sometimes feels like a strategy :)

The grass is always greener on the other side...