Escapism is the adopting of a particular belief in order to avoid confronting the harsher side of reality. The very act of accepting one''s draconity involves mental struggle; proclaiming one's draconity to friends and relatives often results in estrangement; and there is no "fantasy world" that a dragon can hide in -- on the contrary, dragons have the added difficulty of trying to fit into human society as a spiritual outsider. Where is the escapism?

Escapism can also indicate a lack of introspection, an unwillingness to face oneself. And here, too, draconity is not escapist. Instead, denying one''s draconic heritage -- abandoning truth to avoid social and inner conflict -- is escapism, and someone going through the struggle of finding his or her inner dragon doesn't need the condescension of others who don''t understand that draconity's an uphill battle.