After an overview of the ways in which running away can be conceptualized as a move toward psychic reorganization, this paper proposes to explore the impact of an adolescence marked by such an experience. Spanning about 15 years, Sophie’s psychotherapy serves as the lens through which to observe the deferred impact of her adolescent runaway experience. It is tempting to think in terms of a form of resilience. However, it may be more accurate to refer to a “good enough adaptation” in personalities that continue to suffer and are at frequent risk of decompensation. The discussion centres on the positive and adverse future consequences of this form of acting out—while making a distinction between running away and truancy—, and on the potential benefits of an analytic-type psychotherapy to work on the aftermath of extreme experiences combined with borderline dynamics.