Advertisement
If you have a new account but are having problems posting or verifying your account, please email us on hello@boards.ie for help. Thanks :)
Hello all! Please ensure that you are posting a new thread or question in the appropriate forum. The Feedback forum is overwhelmed with questions that are having to be moved elsewhere. If you need help to verify your account contact hello@boards.ie
Hi there,
There is an issue with role permissions that is being worked on at the moment.
If you are having trouble with access or permissions on regional forums please post here to get access: https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058365403/you-do-not-have-permission-for-that#latest

Home Sick

  • 11-03-2008 1:05pm
    #1
    LegacyUser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 166,026 ✭✭✭✭


    Hi all. Can someone tell me if its natural or un natural for a 30 year old to be homesick? I mean, wanting to be near family and friends. I live in the big D now but I am from down south. There is very little employment there and the chances are there never will be.
    Jut wondering if anyone feels the same.


Comments

  • #2
    star-pants
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,429 ✭✭✭✭star-pants


    OP of course it's natural.
    When I was in college (I was 18-I know different age but still), for four years in Galway (I'm from Dublin) - it was hard. The first year I used to come home every single weekend. And every sunday going back down I used to cry because I would miss my friends/family/home.
    But in second year I didn't go home *as* often because it hurt, and you'll never get used to somewhere new if you don't stay for a while. I mingled more with friends, got to know them better, and found I wasn't as bad anymore. Of course I'd miss my friends and family in Dublin, but I was never a million miles away.

    I went to Australia when I was 22 and suffered terrible from homesickness.

    The way to get around it is to make new friends, socialise, get hobbies etc up here. You can still visit/call/talk to friends and family back home, but you can also have your life up here too. Homesickness will get to you if you leave yourself open to it - if you don't occupy yourself, trust me. Whereas when you settle and start to enjoy yourself, it's not so hard being away, because you realise that they're always there when you want to visit etc.

    x


  • #3
    seahorse
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,164 ✭✭✭seahorse


    Yes it's entirely natural for some people OP. I'm thirty-two and I wont even go on holidays that last longer than a week anymore! I came to that conclusion years ago after a few weeks in Australia when I felt the return of my depression big-time in the final week. I love Dublin and wouldn't want to live anywhere else. Some people are just homebirds; there's nothing wrong with that. :)


  • #4
    Ickle Magoo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,485 ✭✭✭✭Ickle Magoo


    I moved from Scotland to Ireland away from all my family & friends & I was so homesick. It gets easier as you settle in & build a life for yourself but I still get pangs when I see something familiar or hear a Scottish accent. Allow for plenty of visits home & visits from home but make sure you don't stop yourself from making new friends in D. hth


Advertisement