I am feeling lonely at college?
Hey your not the only one going through this. I was the same as you last year. Take a chance, this is the time for you to break out of your normal habits and meet some new people with some awesome oppertunities for you. Here is one thing that I did sit with different people at meal times. Just ask if you can sit there and introduce your self. The other people will do the same, if you get stuck for conversation talk about the food, peoples majors, where everyone is from, what you are looking forward to in the coming year. Go to the mixers that the freshman committee set up. That is a great way to meet people, everyone is just looking to meet someone new and have a great time. Check to see if you class has a Facebook Groups page, this is where people can talk about different things and even set up times to meet other people and do things. Talk to the other girls in your hall, just knock on the door and introduce yourself, it is good to know someone else that lives on your floor. Keeping your door open while you have some of your favorite music on will make people interested and they might come by and say hi. Once classes start you will meet the other people in your class and you will bond with them over crappy tests, bad lectures and ridiculous instructors. People will get together to do projects and late night study groups the day before tests. There will be plenty of time for you to meet people. Don't stress over being homesick, everyone, and I mean EVERYONE goes through it. Just take it a day at a time. Something that I did when I got home sick was just take some time to pamper my self. I would take a nice long hot shower, make some of my favorite snacks and watch one of my favorite movies or tv shows. I would also just call my mom and ask how her day went, just hearing her voice would make me feel better sometimes. I hope that this helps you some and good luck with all your studies :) ~ Kendra :D ~
How do I get rid of the feeling of being alone or homesick?
Being alone is different to homesick. Homesick is where you yearn to be in the familiar place that you called "home" it's knowing all about where you live and being comfortable with it. I was so homesick for South Africa when we first moved to the UK despite having lived in the UK before we went to SA. You can feel being alone even when you're at home surrounded by the familiar.Homesickness at least you know will eventually wear off the more you get to know your new surroundings and you learn to accept it. Yes it's different to home but at least you get to learn something of the way others live and eventually it will become like 'home'. Changes like this aren't easy but they are a necessary part of life and the first big change will be the hardest. After that changing location and places to live might even become interesting to you and stimulating.Being alone is different to being lonely. I get that and it also does form part of moving away to some place that is strange and maybe seems foreign to you, even if it isn't foreign. The best way to combat the feeling of being alone is to integrate with the community you would most like to be part of. This could be part of your hobby interests like a chess club for example. Or it could be a sporting thing. Whatever you most like and enjoy see if you can find something that supports that. The more you join in community based groups the quicker you'll begin to feel a part of something that is bigger than yourself.I hope that helps.
I am homesick and lonely at college, what should I do?
I am sorry that you are homesick! It is very common to feel this way, and I too felt homesick during my freshman year. Are you interacting with the people that are in your clubs and organizations? Try and talk to the people that are in the same classes that you take, that is how I met a lot of my friends in college. Do you have a roommate? If you do have one and you do not get along with them talk to your RA to see if you can switch rooms. There are a lot of options that the college offers too to help you deal with being lonely. Be sure that you attend different meetings around campus/your dorm this is a great way to meet people. Talk to a counselor on campus, they could offer you more support or activities that you could attend to meet more people. Do you have skype or oovoo on your computer/phone. This is an easy way to communicate/see your family while you are at college. How far away from home do you live? You could always go home on the weekends; I used to do that my freshman year because I was homesick. Going back to college is always a drag after a long break, but it will get better!!
Do you ever feel lonely in college?
When I was in college, in another province and away from everyone I had known, in a town a fraction of the size of my home city…very far outside my comfort zone I felt extremely lonely indeed…that changed after I sent used to let go of home and ACCEPT the change, the differences in my new environment. The culture shock was pulling me under making it very hard to breath.Once I accepted that the people n places and customs were not the same, I made a concerted effort to adapt; never forgetting where I came from, instead taking what I knew and what I was learning and do ding ways to celebrate both.I began making new friends by joining various extracurricular groups in and outside of the college I attended;I immersed my self in my studies and made time for fun. To curb the lonely feelings of homesickness, I kept in touch with some folks back home. Reminded myself that feelings come and go. Acceptance is not easy always. Not just a matter of words but I needed to I side out recognize where I was, what I felt and why. I had some help from campus counselors, and new friends who I add also some of whom also travelled from various parts of Canada to study there too…so really, that feeling of being 'the only one's, decreased after we all connected n shared our experiences…Whether it be college or just moving to a new unfamiliar place, those feelings can arm from being outside comfort zones…it's about creating a new comfort zone. The biggest element in my humble opinion was and remains communication…the first and single most crucial skill to any new situation is the ability and choice to communicate with others. That is what broke the I've, helped me find new friends, create new skills and carry on in and after college to a new job at the time. To this day I still talk with some folks from those days over 15 years ago!
How can I cope with homesickness in college?
Homesickness is common in freshman. View it as an inevitable phase, not a chronic condition. Like lovesickness, it usually passes on its own with time.Most freshman are not homesick until they get their first school cold/flu, which is also inevitable. For the first few months, they are running on adrenaline and tend to get run down.So what to do:Accept it, don’t fight it.Take care of yourself physically.Bring a “poster” full of pictures, not just electronic ones on your phone.Decorate your room with things that comfort you.Bring a favorite blanket, pillow, or stuffed animalTell your parents to visit on parent’s weekend (Usually in October when freshman often become homesick)Ask your parents to send you a care package with comfort foods.Make friends with someone more homesick than yourself, and comfort them.Call, or use FaceTime to contact friends at other colleges. Don’t lose touch with friendsCall or use FaceTime to contact parents and siblings. They are an important support system.Make friends with your RAMake friends with your college advisor/dean.Make friends with your roommates and floormatesExerciseEat right.Keep it in perspective. Freshman year is stressful. One “B” won’t ruin your life or chance at grad school. Give yourself time to adjust.Remember, it will get better with time.
Homesick at college after Thanksgiving?
I'm a first semester college freshman and I dorm at a college about 2.5 hours from where I live. The first few weeks here, I was extremely homesick but learned to cope with it. Before my 5 day Thanksgiving break, I went home 2 different times,1 for a weekend in October and 1 for a five day break in September, and did not feel super homesick when I came back. However, I just came back to college a few hours ago and have been extremely homesick since then and even crying. I went to dinner with two of my friends earlier but ever since then, I've felt really homesick and I'm not sure how to alleviate it this time. Any tips? Thanks!
I feel homesick, out of place and lonely. What should I do?
You love food? Trust me it's helps a lot. Order or buy it to your room, open your laptop or mobile and go to YouTube. Create an account and watch movies. This is help you reduce loneliness. Or watch whatever you like.You can hangout and explore the new city. Google the places to visit and take your friends. Treat yourself there, come back to hostel and study.Third option, love what you do. Call your parents immediately when you miss them. They'll too be happy to talk to you.
How can you stop feeling homesick in hostel?
I totally understand you buddy! Being the only child I never lived away from my family more than two days , I survived 4 years of hostel life and best thing is I never had so much fun before! I am from a small town where I always knew that I have to live my home if I need to do something in my life, at least for education. So First thing you should do is keep reminding yourself why are you in hostel. Second thing is make friends. I have created a army of friends in these 4 years and have them for lifetime! Go explore the new city with your friends, specially if any of your friend is local, he\she can guide you to the best places in that city! And the most important, Keep yourself busy, if you are a student then STUDY, if you are working work hard,but don't ever tell or show your family that you are homesick. That hurts them more that it does to you. Call them daily and show them that you are enjoying your new life, it is the only thing they want to hear from you!Few of my Lifetime friends!<3
Homesick college junior?
i know most freshmen feel homesick when they first get to college, but i've been struggling with homesickness for a while. i feel like it's really uncalled for, since it's my THIRD year, but i'm just so unhappy with my situation. i live halfway across the country from my parents, and i get to see them three times a year (thanksgiving, xmas, summer), and i don't even get to go home this summer because i have to do an internship. i feel like a complete failure for being homesick this late in life (i'm 21), and i feel like i'll never be able to have a career or a real adult life if i can't even handle being away from my parents right now. my mom is my best friend, and i miss her so much. i really hate my school (it's super small, and there's a ton of drama with my roommates), so i feel so stuck. i still have a year and a half left, so transferring isn't an option. am i the only one who feels like this? any advice would be great. :)