What can ease your pain when you want to forget about life?

For me ......cats, sleep, camping, travelling.

Meditation, a jog or walk around the block with some music, and then some good food all in that order. The results may surprise you.

The kindness and support of my friends

Cliche as hell, but music. Music and writing.

WT was actually what ultimately brought me out of my depression last year. They hadn't released new material since 2014 and then at the height of my depression they announced a new album and a tour and that was the first time I recall feeling genuinely happy all year.
So yeah, music is important stuff.