As an adult, did you ever feel like running away?

Sometimes the conflicts inside me seem impossible to reconcile. I want to do two mutually exclusive things, and they both seem essential to my happiness. It makes me want to run away to a tropical island somewhere, away from all the cares and concerns of my life.

It also can be very depressing being faced with an impossible choice. Disappearing seems absolutely reasonable. Except that it seems completely unreasonable, given my responsibilities and my commitment to fulfilling them.

Did you ever feel like running away? What made you feel that way? Did you actually run away? Where did you go? Did you stay away?