Coming down...

eleven

Hi everyone. Not sure if I'm posting this in the right place or not.

My boyfriend has come home from travelling - he was away for 2 years, and was mostly in Australia, but also Thailand Laos etc.

He's been home now for just over 6 months, and the boy is sad! I'm in college and will be for another 4 years so there's not much chance of us going off anywhere soon. He left in the boom, but has come back in the slump and he cant deal with the depressing attitude in the country. He has a callcentre job which is a bit pants, but obviously he can't leave it.

Have other people felt like this when they came back from travelling? I haven't known many people who went travelling, but from my friends friends it seems like a lot of people have this post travelling blues thing. Is there any way over it apart from leaving again??

Thanks for any suggestions.

Intervention

I can totally relate to this. I went to the states for the summer in 2007 and had the time of my life, met new and amazing friends, and did things I had never done before.....the usual for a great travelling experience.

I returned after the summer and worked for the whole winter in a retail job. I started to feel miserable after a few weeks but said to myself that I would go back to America again next summer and just save most of my wages from work. This was the only thing that got me through the long winter and I saved up a few thousand and went over again last summer.

I had an even better time than the first year as I was in a bigger city, and had enough money to do anything I wanted and not even work. Lol, needless to say I arrived home almost broke but don't have any regrets as I had the best 3 months of my life. Anyway I decided to return to college last sept and the whole winter was pretty much a drag. While most people are depressed for a few weeks and then come back down to earth, I am still sad about being at home.

Not a day goes by that I don't think about how amazing the 2 summers were and I would give anything to be able to go back this year. Even when I watch some movies or see places I have been on TV, I get emotional. Lol, I can't even look at pics for last summer, its too hard. I cannot immagine what it must be like for somebody like your boyfriend who has been away that long to come home. I think Irish people are some of the greatest people in the world and I would miss them, but I really hate living in this country.

Whether you were living on beaches in Thailand or, in Manhatton New York, it is never easy adjusting to being home. I think with the current economic condition in this country, now is a great time to get out and travel, but obviously we all have certain commitments and financing travelling is not easy. I'm sorry I have just gone off my own rant and not even offered any advice for your boyfriend. I guess I have none really coz I still feel miserable and I am home almost a year now.

zodiak

supose all you can do is get him focused on something new.. i was away for a month last year and had meself rostered in for work first day after i came back to keep meself busy it kinda worked

hopalong85

i've had this problem before. getting used to being back home can be hard! usually it only lasts a few weeks for me as i know summer won't be long rolling around again and then i can get out of here! cutting it tight for this summer but fingers crossed i should be in canada in about 5 weeks time. maybe you and your boyfriend should plan a trip for next summer? with you being in college the long holidays are a great chance to get out and travel a bit.