Running away may solve this issue in the short, but relentless torment, biting evil, bloodthirsty maniacs will always find you, and as such you must fight to survive. Never loose yourself. You may run in the short, but fight in the long.
Easy for you to say. For some, though not myself personally, it is difficult to let go. Mostly younger people, kids explicitely. Kids are sensative and impressionable.