HOMESICK?? WHAT IS THAT??

It looks like very familiar with us. Yeah, homesick is far away from home and family.

Have you ever felt homesickness??

For some people, being away from home, parents or family is an option. It’s for study or even work. The consequences must be faced when we are taking these options, one of its,is  homesick.

Homesick is not a disease, but rather an expression of nostalgia when they are away from home that makes us comfortable. This is normal and it is  experienced by many people.

Homesickness is not just reserved for the young. It can impact any of us throughout our lives whenever we encounter a change in our environment.

Most of us feel a strong connection with the place of our birth or the place we have learned to call home. At times we may find it distressing if we can’t physically go there when we need security and comfort.

 

When students leave their homes to attend college, there are many left behind,their support system, a sense of familiarity, and level of comfort. A new student will definitely feel homesick. This is normal because it will appear when we find a new atmosphere, new friends, and new environment.

Why they feel so homesick??

There are many reason why the new student feel homesick, such as :

·     Family, its very obvious why it becomes the first and the main reason when we are far away from home.

·     Friends, it’s very nice when we can frolic and share stories with them.

·     Feelings of anxiety about being separated from the loved ones when we have to leave for a long time.

·     Feelings isolated and lonely because we lost the support  given by our friends and our family.

·     Feeling different from others we think are having a good time.

·     Feeling depressed or sad with low motivation to study or to make friends with a new people.

·     Yearning for a connection to someone who will “take the pain away and make things seem alright”.

·     Break, break, and whatever they called home it means to escape from the routine.

·     Culinary from hometown is a natural gift that missed. That all can not be bought in current city.

·     Snacks. there is a tendency, this mouth can not stop chewing, there is always vacation just to satisfy this tongue.

·     We have to prepare and manage necessary of our life, such as daily meals by ourselves. Its seems very contrast when we are at home. We does need to think about buying or cooking food to eat.

·     Feel uncomfortable with the person whom we life with now. Eventually, convinience is very important in a life.

·     We feel uncomfortable with our new boarding house because we feel that “my home, my heaven”. There is no place that more comfortable than our home.

For you who quickly adapt to new environments, it may be homesick is not a frightening specter. But what about those who struggle to feel comfortable with the new environment?

So, reduce your homesickness as soon as possible!

BUT, REMEMBER!

DON’T LOST YOUR HOMESICKNESS!

BECAUSE:

·     While homesickness can be painful, it also presents us with an opportunity to grow beyond what we are.

·     It represents a challenge to take charge of our life and learn new skills to deal  with our emotions and others.

·     When we work to master homesickness, we can increase our range of comfortable experiences which usually lead to increase self esteem and a sense of independence.

Wahyu Dini S