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Overcoming Homesickness | |||
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| Being homesick can be common. If you feel sad & lonely, think about people at home all the time, want to go home every weekend, and just feel generally depressed, then you are probably homesick. Fortunately, there are ways to cope with it. The following tips should help you overcome your feelings of homesickness. |
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| Get involved. | Being involved in work activities will keep you busy, therefore reducing your time to be homesick. Attend work events if any. The more friends you make, the less homesick you will feel. |
| Explore. | Get to know your work and surrounding community by walking around. You will discover places where you feel comfortable hanging out. Once your environment becomes familiar to you, your feelings of homesickness should start to diminish. |
| Find a new hobby. | To help take your mind off of home, get involved in a new hobby. Consider arts and crafts or an outdoor activity. Try to find a buddy who is interested in pursuing a new hobby too, so you will have someone to share it with. |
| Display familiar items. | Have familiar items from home displayed around your room will make your environment feel more comfortable. Put up pictures of your family, friends, and pets from home, along with pictures of new friends that you have made. Try to make your room as relaxing and cozy as your bedroom at home. |
| Keep in touch with family & friends. |
Keep in touch with your family and friends
from home through phone calls, emails, SMS, and letters, etc. Just try not to call home every day because that might make you feel worse and increase your feelings of homesickness. |
| Plan your visit when you go home. |
Try to avoid unplanned visits home. Link up with family offsite so breaks at home benefit all. |
| Write in a journal. | It's amazing how much better you will feel if you get your thoughts down on paper. Putting your feelings on paper may allow you to see why you are homesick, and then you will be able to focus on ways to overcome it. |
| Share your feelings with others. |
Many experience feelings of homesickness. If you share your feelings with your friends, you will find that you are not alone. Talk about your feelings with others who feel the same way to help you connect, and develop more ways to adjust to your new life. Keep in mind that your feelings of homesickness
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