The phrase "avoiding reality" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing behaviors or attitudes that involve evading or not confronting the truth or actual circumstances.
Example: "Some people cope with stress by avoiding reality, choosing instead to immerse themselves in distractions."
Alternatives: "escaping the truth" or "denying reality".
"Hiding in the Light" can be read as a commentary about avoiding reality.
In the case of China's stock market bubble, almost no one wanted to listen to voices of caution – and the whole country was to pay a bitter price for avoiding reality.
Are they interested in the truth or only in avoiding reality?" The chief of protocol told me to wait where I was, and after a while André Nkurunziza, Sindikubwabo's press attaché, took his place.
"Those who think that territorial concessions will cause a severance of the ties between Syria and the axis of evil are deluding themselves and avoiding reality," Mr. Lieberman said Thursday, referring to Iran with a term used by former President George W. Bush.
By contrast, the argument that, even if we let G.M. go under, they'll still keep doing business as usual, and that we can use the money we saved to rescue hundreds of thousands of autoworkers, is just a way of avoiding reality, of pretending that things will turn out much better than they actually will.
Some dismissed this as a mind-game for avoiding reality.
On Europe's southern fringe, both government and business have avoided reality with Argentine disdain.
But if they continue to avoid reality, our presence will simply prolong both their state of denial and ours".
Most of the fashion shown over the last 14 days went to great lengths to avoid reality.
"I can't ever recall a situation like this where delaying and trying to avoid reality is a benefit to anyone.
"While we understand this is an emotional situation for the school, these accusations are totally baseless and nothing more than a desperate attempt to avoid reality".
