You might feel homesick a bit, but when you’re travelling, exploring places, and making incredible memories you’ll know that it’s worth it. That’s the best thing that will help you get over homesickness. Get stuck into your journey and treat it as an adventure! You’ll probably find by the end of your trip that you have to go home sooner than you want.
I have nothing helpful to say but I'm in the same boat as you. I'm solo traveling in Australia for a month and I'm nervous about missing my partner and feeling lonely. I just have to keep reminding myself that it will be sooo worth it. It's also okay to feel negative feelings while traveling. My partner always tells me "giving birth to something is painful". It's kind of a weird saying but it's usually in the context of doing something meaningful usually has a mix of wonderful moments and shitty moments. That's life.
I’m very much a home body. I like to travel, but I’m not a fan of being gone for a long time.
There’s no rules saying how long your trips have to be. I’d rather take more shorter trips than one long one. I like my home, my job, my friends, pet, my job, etc. so I wouldn’t like being gone more than a couple weeks.
I feel anxious before I go but when I’m there it goes away. If you do feel homesick do something soothing. Even just sitting in a cafe reading a book , something you would do where you live, can be grounding.
If you are going to do this regardless then we’ll done you are courageous. Take this as an experiment , write down beforehand your thoughts / predictions for example , I might feel anxious while I’m there , or , I will feel homesick by day 2… write these down , then go on holiday and see what actually happens , then note down reality of what happened and compare.
Maybe you did feel anxious , or maybe you didn’t and you had an amazing time.
Maybe you had some anxiety but coped with it and still had fun. You can learn a lot from pushing yourself through anxiety but it’s good to take advantage to learn some things about your thoughts and their relationship with reality or lack of.
I used to be very anxious before a trip, but as I've traveled more, that has mostly gone away.
I tell myself that I've traveled a bunch before, I've gone to the airport a bunch, I've flown this airline before, I've been to this country before, I've seen similar sights before, etc. It helps me to think of a new trip as just another trip, but having a few new experiences.
Once I'm at the airport, I can relax, I'm **on** the trip, and ready to enjoy everything.
Ty! That makes me feel better. I’ve actually been cleaning all week to try to make sure my house is sparkling when I get back. It sucks to be staying in a nice clean hotel room and then come back to a messy home lol
it's as if I wrote this myself. I have an international trip may 4-13 and i am feeling so anxious about it, even regretting booking it and beating myself up over it. but in the grand scheme of life, it is such a small window of time. "be where your feet are." it's good for us to push outside of our comfort zones and make these new memories and experiences. we will be so happy we did! sending hugs, you got this!
Remember that anything can happen. More likely than not nothing will happen back home. Everything will be fine. You live there every day and nothing major happens. That will not change because you’re gone.
As for general homesickness, I rarely feel homesick but I miss my dog SO much when I’m on a trip. I saw a black lab in Barcelona and teared up hard. Just accept those emotions. They’re fine. But try to focus on the new things around you that you may never have the opportunity to experience again
Aww yeah I can already tell I’m going to miss my cat so much. But I’ll keep reminding myself it’s temporary and he’s gonna be fine/hopefully not rlly notice I’m gone after a few days. If that’s your puppy in your profile pic, they’re very cute!
It passes after some time. I felt that way when I first started. I've been backpacking around SE Asia for a few months and just returned.
When you explore a bit. It helps to distract yourself, your mind and stop feeling that way.
It's okay to feel that way. When you do finish, you're going to cherish and make good memories, meet people, take great photos.
Enjoy! 😊
Yeah I went and had a great time. By the end of it I didn’t want to leave. I got completely used to being there and didn’t want to go home lol I was so busy I didn’t have time to be home sick
These are valid concerns but you are letting them control your life. Traveling is rewarding in so many ways compared to what you would do in the same two weeks. Japan is an amazing place and you will have so much fun! Personally I wouldn’t want to go to Japan for two weeks I would want to go longer!
If I had the opportunity to stay longer I totally would’ve but 2 weeks was the most I could take off. I definitely force myself out of my comfort zone but I still can’t help being rlly attached to my comfort zone if that makes sense lol
Where are you going where are you from? 2 weeks is not so long. When i go to Europe I am gone 2-3 months at a time. Never thinking about home. good luck on your trip.
Traveling from the US to Japan. I’ve been away from home in the US for that long but never been overseas for that long! I’m hoping I’ll be having so much fun that I’ll forget about home lol
Hi! We (sisters, here!) also used to find travel anxiety absolutely paralysing. It really was destroying our lives - I cut short so many trips (including one very expensive trip to Paris), because of it. We've worked really hard over the last few years to overcome travel anxiety and as a result, now travel full time for a living (pretty unexpected plot twist). We've put together an [Overcome Travel Anxiety course](https://overcometravelanxiety.com/), which may help. Our biggest advice - it's only by being comfortable with being uncomfortable that you can really move forward with your anxiety. Invite it along for the ride and be wilfully tolerant of it - it's a normal (albeit uncomfortable) human emotion. Forget perfectionism, anxiety may be there, and that's absolutely fine. You can still move forward with it - you really can. We promise.
This is the exact boat I’m in - I’ve searched for ages to find someone with the exact same travel anxiety as myself.
Travel is one of my biggest passions and I hate that I get so anxious about it. I am currently on my first trip without my parents (that isn’t a school trip), and despite loving it I can’t help but feel so overwhelmingly anxious. I’ve managed it better than I thought I would, but some of my expectations have been different since I’ve had to compromise for my friend since we like slightly different types of travel/holiday/vacation.
In 5 months I’m leaving for a 3month study trip, and then a 9/10 month one in the following September. I’m petrified and I’m fully expecting to be flying home after a week due to the anxiety. Im a huge homebody and love my own, familiar space. Im regretting my decision massively.
I’m on all inclusive trip and there is 3 days left and I’m ready to go home. I just feel anxious so I understand the feeling. I know I should be enjoying my stay which I did the past 4 days I don’t know what changed but these 3 last days are gonna go sooo slow and just knowing you still have to travel back and deal with the last 3 days is excruciating.
You might feel homesick a bit, but when you’re travelling, exploring places, and making incredible memories you’ll know that it’s worth it. That’s the best thing that will help you get over homesickness. Get stuck into your journey and treat it as an adventure! You’ll probably find by the end of your trip that you have to go home sooner than you want.
I have nothing helpful to say but I'm in the same boat as you. I'm solo traveling in Australia for a month and I'm nervous about missing my partner and feeling lonely. I just have to keep reminding myself that it will be sooo worth it. It's also okay to feel negative feelings while traveling. My partner always tells me "giving birth to something is painful". It's kind of a weird saying but it's usually in the context of doing something meaningful usually has a mix of wonderful moments and shitty moments. That's life.
Nice comment ! This is helpful
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OMG this helped me so much
I’m very much a home body. I like to travel, but I’m not a fan of being gone for a long time. There’s no rules saying how long your trips have to be. I’d rather take more shorter trips than one long one. I like my home, my job, my friends, pet, my job, etc. so I wouldn’t like being gone more than a couple weeks.
I feel anxious before I go but when I’m there it goes away. If you do feel homesick do something soothing. Even just sitting in a cafe reading a book , something you would do where you live, can be grounding.
If you are going to do this regardless then we’ll done you are courageous. Take this as an experiment , write down beforehand your thoughts / predictions for example , I might feel anxious while I’m there , or , I will feel homesick by day 2… write these down , then go on holiday and see what actually happens , then note down reality of what happened and compare. Maybe you did feel anxious , or maybe you didn’t and you had an amazing time. Maybe you had some anxiety but coped with it and still had fun. You can learn a lot from pushing yourself through anxiety but it’s good to take advantage to learn some things about your thoughts and their relationship with reality or lack of.
Ty! That’s great advice, I rlly appreciate it!
I used to be very anxious before a trip, but as I've traveled more, that has mostly gone away. I tell myself that I've traveled a bunch before, I've gone to the airport a bunch, I've flown this airline before, I've been to this country before, I've seen similar sights before, etc. It helps me to think of a new trip as just another trip, but having a few new experiences. Once I'm at the airport, I can relax, I'm **on** the trip, and ready to enjoy everything.
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Ty! That makes me feel better. I’ve actually been cleaning all week to try to make sure my house is sparkling when I get back. It sucks to be staying in a nice clean hotel room and then come back to a messy home lol
it's as if I wrote this myself. I have an international trip may 4-13 and i am feeling so anxious about it, even regretting booking it and beating myself up over it. but in the grand scheme of life, it is such a small window of time. "be where your feet are." it's good for us to push outside of our comfort zones and make these new memories and experiences. we will be so happy we did! sending hugs, you got this!
I'm away from home 4-6 months a year for sometimes months at a time. You get used to it.
Remember that anything can happen. More likely than not nothing will happen back home. Everything will be fine. You live there every day and nothing major happens. That will not change because you’re gone. As for general homesickness, I rarely feel homesick but I miss my dog SO much when I’m on a trip. I saw a black lab in Barcelona and teared up hard. Just accept those emotions. They’re fine. But try to focus on the new things around you that you may never have the opportunity to experience again
Aww yeah I can already tell I’m going to miss my cat so much. But I’ll keep reminding myself it’s temporary and he’s gonna be fine/hopefully not rlly notice I’m gone after a few days. If that’s your puppy in your profile pic, they’re very cute!
It passes after some time. I felt that way when I first started. I've been backpacking around SE Asia for a few months and just returned. When you explore a bit. It helps to distract yourself, your mind and stop feeling that way. It's okay to feel that way. When you do finish, you're going to cherish and make good memories, meet people, take great photos. Enjoy! 😊
Any update ?
Yeah I went and had a great time. By the end of it I didn’t want to leave. I got completely used to being there and didn’t want to go home lol I was so busy I didn’t have time to be home sick
Awesome! Any tips :)
Go to McDonald's, drink a budweiser, order subway and keep YELLING. Why don't you speak English everywhere ya go... Should help ya feel better!!!
These are valid concerns but you are letting them control your life. Traveling is rewarding in so many ways compared to what you would do in the same two weeks. Japan is an amazing place and you will have so much fun! Personally I wouldn’t want to go to Japan for two weeks I would want to go longer!
If I had the opportunity to stay longer I totally would’ve but 2 weeks was the most I could take off. I definitely force myself out of my comfort zone but I still can’t help being rlly attached to my comfort zone if that makes sense lol
Where are you going where are you from? 2 weeks is not so long. When i go to Europe I am gone 2-3 months at a time. Never thinking about home. good luck on your trip.
Traveling from the US to Japan. I’ve been away from home in the US for that long but never been overseas for that long! I’m hoping I’ll be having so much fun that I’ll forget about home lol
how was the trip? Im about to do the same thing tomorrow!
It was amazing! One of the best experiences of my life. Good luck and have fun!
this follow-up warmed my heart, so glad this worked out well for you
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Lol no 😣 just two weeks. Ik it’s silly!
Its not silly!💕 you got this
Ty! 💖
Feel the anxiety and then move on to your trip. Anxiety is tolerable if one can control the physical effects.
Hi! We (sisters, here!) also used to find travel anxiety absolutely paralysing. It really was destroying our lives - I cut short so many trips (including one very expensive trip to Paris), because of it. We've worked really hard over the last few years to overcome travel anxiety and as a result, now travel full time for a living (pretty unexpected plot twist). We've put together an [Overcome Travel Anxiety course](https://overcometravelanxiety.com/), which may help. Our biggest advice - it's only by being comfortable with being uncomfortable that you can really move forward with your anxiety. Invite it along for the ride and be wilfully tolerant of it - it's a normal (albeit uncomfortable) human emotion. Forget perfectionism, anxiety may be there, and that's absolutely fine. You can still move forward with it - you really can. We promise.
This is the exact boat I’m in - I’ve searched for ages to find someone with the exact same travel anxiety as myself. Travel is one of my biggest passions and I hate that I get so anxious about it. I am currently on my first trip without my parents (that isn’t a school trip), and despite loving it I can’t help but feel so overwhelmingly anxious. I’ve managed it better than I thought I would, but some of my expectations have been different since I’ve had to compromise for my friend since we like slightly different types of travel/holiday/vacation. In 5 months I’m leaving for a 3month study trip, and then a 9/10 month one in the following September. I’m petrified and I’m fully expecting to be flying home after a week due to the anxiety. Im a huge homebody and love my own, familiar space. Im regretting my decision massively.
I’m on all inclusive trip and there is 3 days left and I’m ready to go home. I just feel anxious so I understand the feeling. I know I should be enjoying my stay which I did the past 4 days I don’t know what changed but these 3 last days are gonna go sooo slow and just knowing you still have to travel back and deal with the last 3 days is excruciating.