What was your form of escapism growing up?

It was really stressful living with my parents and I kind of retreated into my own little world pretty often. As a kid I'd play lots of video games, watch lots of TV and eat a lot of junk food. A healthier way I escaped the craziness of my household was to play sports with other kids. I wasn't able to express my emotions or communicate well with other kids, but I could run around and play football, baseball or whatever it was.

As a teenager the heaviness of what was going on around me caught up to me and I went deeper into escapism. I got a computer for the first time at 12 years old. I would constantly be on the internet. Chat on forums, play World of Warcraft all night, watch videos. I got heavily into porn and I think it was a way to deal with and replicate the weird inappropriate sexual stuff going on in my family.

The food and internet addiction continues into my adulthood, but luckily I have other things in my life and it's been 2 years since I went NC with my parents.

What ways did you escape the hell of your family?