How To Deal with Feeling Homesick (3 Simple Tips)

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  • Опубліковано 20 лип 2024
  • Do you ever feel homesick to the point where you miss your home so much that you want to go back? It can be hard to deal with feeling homesick, but it is possible to manage your feelings so you can make it through and enjoy your time away from home. In this video, I share 3 things you can do to help you handle your feelings of nostalgia, depression and anxiety.
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  • @leejee3897
    @leejee3897 6 років тому +1766

    I'm crying I want my mommy

    • @ambermyers6208
      @ambermyers6208 6 років тому +62

      Lee jee me to 😢😢😢😭😭😭😭😭😢😢😭😪

    • @tr4shlol473
      @tr4shlol473 5 років тому +42

      I know but you’re gonna have to move on and forget if you forget about your feel better

    • @MiniMidgetVR
      @MiniMidgetVR 5 років тому +15

      Lee jee me to 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

    • @apparaokari563
      @apparaokari563 5 років тому +14

      Same feeling😭😭😭

    • @CATsissta
      @CATsissta 5 років тому +37

      me too i really really miss my mom

  • @shris_0519
    @shris_0519 4 роки тому +919

    It's been a week that I am crying. It's not only about missing your fam but your home familiarity, I feel that. Everything is different and I am here to get my degree. Let's see who will finish whom, the degree or me😭😭😭😭

  • @swivel1292
    @swivel1292 3 роки тому +129

    First night of being moved out for college really sucked. couldn’t stop thinking about my parents, my dogs, and my siblings. i’ve always been someone who’s gotten homesick, but i never imagined it would be this bad. hopefully as time passes things will get better, remember to call your parents, and if you’re close enough go give them a visit

  • @harrisonxavier5280
    @harrisonxavier5280 6 років тому +525

    I moved states two years ago, and in that two years I've moved states again. I live in Australia, just for clarification. Homesickness is the worst thing in the world, it slowly eats away at you and you never truly get rid of it, and it can alienate places around you, trust me.
    What I found to work, is set a reverse bucket list. Don't have things that you want to do when you get home, have things you want to do in general, and do them. For example, binge watch all those TV shows that people have suggested (I suggest Breaking Bad or How I Met Your Mother, usually something with good emotional moments help)
    Also, don't bottle your feelings up. If you need to have a cry, have a cry. If you need to release your anger by playing a game, then do that. Don't let it just sit inside you and eat you up, because it will eventually change you as a person.
    And lastly, I've recently found that making a playlist and putting songs that make you feel good in it, and simply naming it "Homecoming" is a brilliant way of reminding yourself that one day soon, you'll be home.
    Here for anyone if they need it.

    • @di_tu
      @di_tu 5 років тому +25

      And it did change me as a person, unfortunately I realized too late. It’s been more than 3 years that I left home and constantly have to go back every time I can cause I really miss my family, friends and overall environment. It’s the most haunting decision I’ve made so far in my life. One thing I learned from it was to never make a decision based on temporary feelings.
      Btw loved how accurate your comment is

    • @thegeckogaming3158
      @thegeckogaming3158 5 років тому +7

      I miss my Oma and papa pls help it getting really bad I getting depressed

    • @pq96
      @pq96 5 років тому +1

      well said

    • @hashibirainosuke6531
      @hashibirainosuke6531 4 роки тому +2

      @Harrison thankyou so much❤

    • @sjimmie6375
      @sjimmie6375 4 роки тому +3

      The Gecko Gaming gaat het nu beter? 🥺❤️

  • @shrutay8849
    @shrutay8849 5 років тому +336

    My parents just dropped me in my hostel and I seriously feel like I want to cry ..I want to scream I want to talk ...but there is nobody
    I seriously miss my mom and dad...I love them ...plss can u help me

    • @mysticmiserly7732
      @mysticmiserly7732 5 років тому +25

      I'm about to move to a hostel too for college and well I haven't moved there yet but I'm feeling super sad already

    • @shrutay8849
      @shrutay8849 5 років тому +19

      @@mysticmiserly7732 don't be bruh!!! Ye do tin din ki hi baat hai... and good luck for ur college days...trust me there is lot more to come(GOOD THINGS) and ye to choti si hi baat hai..the day when I've posted that comment, I was feeling quiet low but yaa it doesn't remain longer...and yaa trust yourself...❤

    • @mysticmiserly7732
      @mysticmiserly7732 5 років тому +11

      @@shrutay8849
      Thank u so much
      This comment just calmed me down
      Now I'm more hopeful..of my hostel journey
      Thank you for the reassurance
      Sach me accha laga :)

    • @user-xr7cv6rc2s
      @user-xr7cv6rc2s 4 роки тому +5

      Hey. So, I’ve just moved to a new school, and it’s way different than my last one. I constantly want to cry and I’ve broken down a few times now, and I’m dreading the next school day, but I try my best to keep a positive demeanour. I’m still not over this bout of homesickness, but I’ll try my best, and you should too :)

    • @albertfeynman7798
      @albertfeynman7798 4 роки тому +3

      @@user-xr7cv6rc2s homesickness is not just your no. 1 problem in your new school, but also a culture shock, but you can always fix those probs. Yeah just greet them with a nice and positive attitude then, I can guarantee you that you can make a lot of friends.

  • @fringe3519
    @fringe3519 11 місяців тому +26

    The thing i realised during the times i have been outside my home is, that you feel homesickness because you have left your comfort zone(your home) and here outside you have to face many problems, many things you have to do by yourself and overall the feeling of homesickness is all about how comfortable we were at our homes (yes, there are many other feelings also but mainly this is the one which excites homesickness in us)
    The probable solution is that you sit down and write down every thing that us coming to your mind, means every memory, person, place incident and why are u feeling this way and whts the difference that is there in the present than at that time.
    Finally you write down logical reasons to not think about those all things like, one day everyone has to go out and it is better to enjoy the moment, talk to your family members, frnds and then accept the present. And your final solution should be that you will be returning home soon and as soon as you reach your goal, everything will be sorted out.

  • @bigberb9332
    @bigberb9332 Рік тому +31

    I recently moved out of my house in a diiferent city to go to uni. Its only been 2 weeks, but it already feels like forever. After the first week, I went home to visit my family and I couldnt help but lay on my bed and cry. I've never really left home before, so this feeling is very strange and new to me. I hope I eventually get over this and my time in uni gets a little better.

  • @madsb3077
    @madsb3077 Рік тому +10

    Just reading comments, I feel that I am not alone after this, i have to study this semester,but I don't know I have no motivation, cause I miss my home so much😭, all I want is just gonna go home.
    Just like saying myself, I will pass through this, and when I will find this comment, by that time I hope semester ends and I will be home with my family 🙏

  • @zainashorts
    @zainashorts Рік тому +140

    Just remember guys: You're not alone in being homesick 😢

  • @deepsavannah9723
    @deepsavannah9723 3 роки тому +22

    Everyone love packing their bags ready for home.💯

  • @sharoonbabup.s.7769
    @sharoonbabup.s.7769 6 років тому +95

    Yes bro I cried a lot and I miss my family so badly

  • @bobbyindaeyojen8615
    @bobbyindaeyojen8615 5 років тому +171

    Tomorrow im going to my hostel and im gonna miss my mom dad and my sister 😢😭😭😭😭😭

  • @hamxa.afghan
    @hamxa.afghan 5 років тому +54

    I was feeling homesick. Its the 1st Day in Hostel. Yes, by sharing with you , i am feeling a Relaxed now. Thank you bro

  • @sydniecamm2412
    @sydniecamm2412 7 років тому +550

    I get homesick when I'm just at a sleepover and it sucks because I always end up going home. What do I do?

    • @TheJoshSpeaks
      @TheJoshSpeaks  7 років тому +58

      +Sydnie Cammarata what do you feel you miss the most? Is it sleeping in your own bed?

    • @eyesacrossthefield
      @eyesacrossthefield 5 років тому +53

      I feel homesick whenever I’m at a sleepover same

    • @lisa-he1xh
      @lisa-he1xh 5 років тому +18

      Same I went home 12:00am

    • @rapizer3427
      @rapizer3427 5 років тому +13

      omg same but I don't go back home, I listen to audio books and take my mind off being homesick, idk why but it when I don't think about being homesick I feel better

    • @user-co9sm6qq4b
      @user-co9sm6qq4b 5 років тому +33

      Im at one right now and its boring.. I miss my parents 😢

  • @navrajsingh818
    @navrajsingh818 7 років тому +141

    I'm 15 and I've been separated with my dad because of my parents divorce and we had to leave our old home and this video really helped me remember my old house, because I don't think I will ever be able to go back. 😢Thank you The Josh Speaks🙂

    • @heyitzjays4669
      @heyitzjays4669 6 років тому +4

      Navraj Singh stay strong

    • @fusionbros52
      @fusionbros52 6 років тому +2

      My parents are divorced

    • @DZ-bj3yx
      @DZ-bj3yx 5 років тому +2

      Navraj Singh sup man, hope everything is better, I had to deal with my parents divorce too but I didn’t need to leave my house fortunately. Stay strong

    • @mybutt6
      @mybutt6 4 роки тому

      Stay strong man, I’ve bin there oo

    • @sikenyson8562
      @sikenyson8562 3 роки тому

      Relatable man

  • @elvirasanchez6799
    @elvirasanchez6799 4 роки тому +39

    It's really comforting seeing that I'm not the only one who is going through homesickness.
    Btw, I'm on an exchange year in the US so I'm not gonna see my family in a long time.

  • @Jammy_P2002
    @Jammy_P2002 3 роки тому +20

    I really miss my mom. They say that if I hold on a little bit longer than I will be enjoying college life, but idk. I wanna go home rn. I can even drop out of college. I miss mom

  • @fuddyduddy420
    @fuddyduddy420 6 років тому +287

    I get homesick a lot when I’m simply with my friends.

    • @jessicamaxwell2411
      @jessicamaxwell2411 4 роки тому +10

      BRO SAME

    • @mybutt6
      @mybutt6 4 роки тому +6

      same..

    • @fran-eq2er
      @fran-eq2er 3 роки тому +5

      can i be ur friend cuz i have to go to italy next year without my family and i’m super anxious cuz i have been to places before but i was literally sick so i’m rlly worrieddddd i hate the feeling

    • @fatdoncorleone8946
      @fatdoncorleone8946 2 роки тому

      This was funny to me 😂

    • @johngwillim5485
      @johngwillim5485 2 роки тому

      @@fran-eq2er i’m feeling the same thing right now lol

  • @jaxsongoeden5245
    @jaxsongoeden5245 6 років тому +118

    Going to be away from my parents for 19 weeks as I’m in Army basic training. Gunna miss them big time. I feel afterwards I’ll be like why was I even nervous but it’s gunna be rough building up until I leave.

    • @frankzarro5665
      @frankzarro5665 5 років тому +6

      Jaxson Goeden how did it go?

    • @MWB18
      @MWB18 4 роки тому +2

      Jaxson Goeden thank you sir! 🇺🇸

    • @guntassingh9363
      @guntassingh9363 3 роки тому +3

      Whatever country you live in, thankyou for your service.

    • @rand0m_dud3
      @rand0m_dud3 3 роки тому +1

      This is like me but with cadets in my shcool. I get homesick very quickly because i have sutch a strong relationship with my parents.

    • @chelvis1569
      @chelvis1569 2 роки тому

      How you doing? 3 years later

  • @victoriajuszkiewicz1085
    @victoriajuszkiewicz1085 2 роки тому +47

    I’m going back to university this year and I have this exact feeling. The first time it was so unbearable that I had to go back home. I think I’m more prepared to deal with it this time, but still before I go I just have this horrible feeling about leaving home. I hate it.

    • @mickcruz5614
      @mickcruz5614 2 роки тому +1

      You got it:)👍

    • @AS-rg5wc
      @AS-rg5wc 2 роки тому +5

      I'm going abroad next month for university and I'm having that horrible feeling too. I know I'm gonna be very homesick since I've never been away from my parents for more than two days and the thought of going somewhere I don't know anyone makes me nauseous

    • @HowBigistheMap
      @HowBigistheMap Рік тому +1

      @@AS-rg5wc One thing is positive: no matter where you go, you always can watch UA-cam videos.

    • @Suh262
      @Suh262 11 місяців тому

      @@AS-rg5wcdid it get better?

    • @AS-rg5wc
      @AS-rg5wc 11 місяців тому +4

      @@Suh262 it did!!
      I've settled down and I've made myself some nice friends here who I just enjoy spending time with. Being away from everything and everyone I knew made me grow up for sure. It's been a year only, but I've witnessed a character development in me already. I used to be extremely shy and anxious in public, but now, since I've had to deal with it on my own, I pushed myself out of my comfort zone a lot (I'm still very introverted though)
      The only things I miss are the people from home (I talk to my mom almost every night) and homemade food.

  • @justinwinn01
    @justinwinn01 Рік тому +4

    Its been 6 years from nyc to georgia and i still feel homesick

  • @MichaelaJungheim
    @MichaelaJungheim 3 роки тому +60

    I've been at college for three semesters straight. It's the most I've ever been away from my home and family. Earlier this semester, I finally realized that what I've been struggling with for years and years is social anxiety and depression. I made the mistake of letting the labels drag me down into the "pit of despair" and I don't even have the motivation to climb out. I'm not really close with any of my roommates and I've grown uncomfortable outside my own room. I only really feel comfortable on my bed or at my friend's apartment, but it's my bed 99% of the time. I guess I'm just venting, but yeah.

    • @ILoveTop
      @ILoveTop 3 роки тому

      I can feel this

    • @boksung8171
      @boksung8171 2 роки тому +5

      As a homesick Introvert and I can totally relate with this and I'm away from my home too.

    • @AS-rg5wc
      @AS-rg5wc 2 роки тому +4

      I hope you're feeling better
      I'm really scared for university and to move abroad. I know for sure I'm gonna be very homesick specially since I've been relying on family and friends a lot and I'm very anxious about going somewhere idk anyone at all

    • @mrcommenter-z1b
      @mrcommenter-z1b 11 місяців тому +1

      just wanted to check up how are things right now?

    • @TasmiaJahanSawda
      @TasmiaJahanSawda 8 місяців тому

      How are you now?

  • @jacobmoss9771
    @jacobmoss9771 6 років тому +47

    Same I have been crying for about a week 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

  • @aisharashed1410
    @aisharashed1410 Рік тому +22

    It's my first week at University and I feel so tired and lonely, and I don't have an appetite to even eat anything. And I am hoping I get through this because it's overwhelming.

    • @crybaby71012
      @crybaby71012 Рік тому

      How are you now

    • @aisharashed1410
      @aisharashed1410 Рік тому +4

      @@crybaby71012 I feel better and I am looking forward to starting a new semester in a better environment.

    • @crybaby71012
      @crybaby71012 Рік тому

      @@aisharashed1410 i hope everything brings you peace and happiness 💕 take care ✨

    • @rehaanraother5008
      @rehaanraother5008 10 місяців тому

      Hey I am starting my second year in university today and am feeling the exact same way as you felt last year. How are you doing now?

  • @jacksonrosinsky4474
    @jacksonrosinsky4474 3 роки тому +25

    Just moved to Texas after 19 years of the best childhood anyone could ask for, this helped out a ton thank you Josh!

  • @jeetukumargupta8051
    @jeetukumargupta8051 5 років тому +20

    Im reading the comments and im crying right now.. :-(
    I miss my family 😓😭

  • @tomybakeh2823
    @tomybakeh2823 5 років тому +28

    I'm crying for about 1 week.

  • @ahmadhaydhar4619
    @ahmadhaydhar4619 5 років тому +76

    im about to get homesick...
    boarding school awaits

    • @jesuschris9543
      @jesuschris9543 4 роки тому +3

      _ joker feel u bro

    • @Steeppong
      @Steeppong 3 місяці тому

      5 years later, you're finally free

  • @stuartlambourne4187
    @stuartlambourne4187 5 років тому +88

    Its been 2 days and im already homesick

    • @hipevertididthis2u354
      @hipevertididthis2u354 5 років тому +6

      Be strong just make sure to relax so enjoy yourself

    • @NothingbutSanna
      @NothingbutSanna 3 роки тому +6

      It’s been one day and less than a half for me😞

    • @shaimaalghamdi9453
      @shaimaalghamdi9453 3 роки тому +1

      @@NothingbutSanna me too 😔😪

    • @low_fat_yogurt
      @low_fat_yogurt 3 роки тому +2

      2 days??? I saw my parents 2 hours ago and I already miss them

  • @pawans9340
    @pawans9340 2 роки тому +16

    I moved to another country towards the end of 2019 and haven't had the chance to visit home for many reasons. It's almost 2 and half years now and I still feel homesick occasionally, today being one of those days. This video definitely helped me address some of my problems. Thank you.

    • @yutaisking3773
      @yutaisking3773 2 роки тому

      omg same i just came back from visiting and i literally feels so sad i wanna go back and stay with them but I can't 😭😭

  • @jasminefecknaaa1109
    @jasminefecknaaa1109 5 років тому +21

    I’m at my grandparents for a week. Never been away my parents for this long. I’m used to my grandparents, but I’ll miss my mum and dad. I just want some ideas if I do get homesick :). I brought some fairy lights, a stuffed animal, some books, my sunglasses, and a clock for night. This rlly helps.

    • @TheJoshSpeaks
      @TheJoshSpeaks  5 років тому +3

      Being away from home is so hard. It sounds like you're preparing yourself by having items from home which is good. How often do you talk to your parents?

    • @jasminefecknaaa1109
      @jasminefecknaaa1109 5 років тому +2

      Ummm I talk to them a lot. When I’m away, I face time them. And at home I am very close with them. And yes I’m very prepared. Especially because I already have anxiety and depression, like if I wake up at night and freak out I have a lot of things from home.

    • @ikratazmin3232
      @ikratazmin3232 2 роки тому

      omg same with me. I am going to stay 2-3 months with my grandparents mainly because I was feeling sick in my house. Especially In quarantine it is very boring and my family irritates me a lot sometimes so I get overwhelmed easily that's why I decided to stay a few months in my grandparents but now I'm kind of regretting everything. I'm going to miss them a lot...

    • @ieatcupcakes6570
      @ieatcupcakes6570 2 роки тому

      I live in my grand parents house because of school. I only get to see my mom 2 months in a year

    • @TheDogBasti
      @TheDogBasti 2 роки тому

      BRUH IM IN A WHOLE NEW FRICKING COUNTRY AND I HAVENT SEEN MY MOM IN 2 YEARS AND IM 12

  • @rnbobby12
    @rnbobby12 Рік тому +10

    I’ve been depressed ever since I started at my new job this week, and homesick was the best word I could use to describe it. Even though this new job pays more money and is a better opportunity, I never realized how much my old office & cubicle became my home. I don’t miss the old job, but I do miss the familiarity and my routine

  • @biinyah
    @biinyah Рік тому +6

    My parents left me here for my medical studies but it feel so uneasy here each morning i attend my classes with a soggy heavy heart always sobbing in a corner really missing what i left behind 😭

  • @noella9752
    @noella9752 2 роки тому +22

    I moved to South Korea 3 weeks ago, and I was doing fine up until i changed my hotel.
    For someone who was feeling homesick even when I was sleeping at a friend's place to literally moving to another continent, adapting is really hard. I find myself crying every day, missing my home and even my clothes' smell but I know that I will be okay, I just need to adapt a bit more and I'll soon be really happy here. Thank you for your advices :)

  • @yun7703
    @yun7703 4 роки тому +17

    Every time I look at something sentimental it makes me wish I was home more

  • @Noah-pk7tf
    @Noah-pk7tf 3 роки тому +13

    I’ll be leaving for my job soon and I’m really going to miss seeing my mother each day

    • @sonsonny1000
      @sonsonny1000 3 роки тому +1

      That’s me tomorrow I’m leaving for a new Job 10 hours away I’m already sad

  • @Iivinginfiction
    @Iivinginfiction 4 роки тому +18

    im leaving for college tomorrow, been crying.

  • @Uncommon_Valor
    @Uncommon_Valor 6 місяців тому +3

    Being in the military I’m only home for Christmas every year, leaving afterwards is always the worst part and usually I’m relatively okay but this time it just feels so much worse. I hate knowing it’s going to be another year of bullshit before I can just give my mom a hug again.

  • @swatichopra1240
    @swatichopra1240 Рік тому +3

    I thought i was the only one who has homesickness but after reading comments i realized like its totally normal and every other person feel it

  • @mahmudii2081
    @mahmudii2081 Рік тому +4

    I moved to Massachusetts from California in March of 2020 and I haven't been missing California until now. I'm finishing up my junior year of high-school and that could be a possible reason why I am feeling homesick. I lived in California for about 14 1/2 to almost 15 years (I was born there and lived there. When I left in the middle of lockdown, I didn't have the best chance to say a formal goodbye to all my friends and I don't think I'll ever see some of them again as one moved to Colorado Springs around the same time as I did and I forgot to get the contact information from the other one of my very best friends. The only thing I got to remind myself of them is a few Jr. High yearbooks and not even that's enough.
    Not only am I missing my friends but I am also missing my home/environment I have been used to forever, my school life, and even my girlfriend that I dated back then and sadly had to break up with her without a long moment between the two of us to cope with reality. It almost felt like a teleportation from one place to another.
    I'm an upper-classman in high school now and I wasn't expecting it to be this cruddy. High school is supposed to be a fun experience but not for me. It feels like absolute hell. If I was where I wanted to go with all my friends of boys and girls, I would be much MUCH happier compared to where I am now. If I was where I truly belong, I'd most likely still be dating the girl I had since 7th grade. Now it's much harder to pick that up where I am now.
    Now, regardless of all my rambling I want some advice on how to deal with this because I am really sad and depressed too. My physical self may be at a new place, but my heart and soul has never left and never will. I need some advice. Thanks so much and I appreciate it I hope you all can help me.
    😔😭😢

  • @xdboohoo
    @xdboohoo 5 років тому +66

    I'm watching this because I get homesick at school.
    I genuinely go mentally crazy :(

    • @BurntBlog
      @BurntBlog 5 років тому +2

      Same situation

    • @borisjohnson32
      @borisjohnson32 5 років тому +2

      Xx Natsuki Xx & BurntBlogYT ... u guys stay strong 💪❤️

    • @skye6121
      @skye6121 5 років тому +1

      same.. new school with sucky people 😭

    • @jesuschris9543
      @jesuschris9543 4 роки тому +2

      Same bro I hate being away from family 9 months out of the year with 72 other guys I have to share a space with

    • @ali.j2349
      @ali.j2349 4 роки тому +5

      Same some times I just bust out in tears in the middle of class

  • @KarnageClown
    @KarnageClown 4 роки тому +21

    I was forced to move out of my house into an apartment and it honestly hurts to not be where i was raised and i miss how things used to be and my daily routine

    • @O.C_babee
      @O.C_babee 3 роки тому

      How are you doing now?

    • @sonsonny1000
      @sonsonny1000 3 роки тому +1

      @@O.C_babee he died that’s why he didn’t comment

    • @Sankalp-sd6fm
      @Sankalp-sd6fm 2 роки тому

      @@sonsonny1000 bruh

  • @sharlene5886
    @sharlene5886 Рік тому +5

    I just got married and I feel so foolish for being home sick, I miss my family and familiarity so much, I don't know how I would actually get over not being there anymore.

  • @Annudindo
    @Annudindo 2 роки тому +3

    its been a month since i came to russia and not even a single day went by without me crying… lonely,depressed, no friends duh..am i a loner??a completely new country its really hard adjusting…every morning when i wake up i starts missing home,crying silently inside my blanket cus there’s no one i can talk to. the fact that i have no one to talk to make me miss my friends more. i really miss that homely environment, that drawing room with my family gathered ,laughing and enjoying our time. wish i could turn back time to the good old days. now i just wish and hope i get adjust to this new environment, hope i get some friends to rely on and make some beautiful memories in this 6 years. hope everythings get better with time🤞🏻

  • @travinstelon
    @travinstelon 5 років тому +27

    Tip no1. Write down what u feel.

    • @anikakrzisnik544
      @anikakrzisnik544 5 років тому +1

      You just saved my trip to Prague without my parents!

  • @miguelrubio2295
    @miguelrubio2295 3 роки тому +8

    Gonna go to army basic training soon but I went to chicago for 5 days and felt like I was wasting time away from my family. I started to panic and overthink the whole situation but it felt good to come home. I realized that I'm going to make my parents proud and also you can't stay home forever, might as well make your parents happy while you leave. Anyways I needed to type this for me so I can finally sleep and release my stress. Thank you for the video, kinda needed it.

    • @TheTaraReedShow
      @TheTaraReedShow 3 роки тому

      hope you are feeling better! thank you for being brave and serving our nation!

  • @orongjai9772
    @orongjai9772 5 років тому +6

    danggg i just got homesick now since i just flown back to my workplace which is different state and far away from my hometown..hence it brought me here 🤧😔

  • @smritijha6111
    @smritijha6111 11 місяців тому +2

    I have never lived away from my family so its very difficult, i miss them a lot feel sick to my stomach ,can't eat ,can't sleep and just wanna cry but im trying to stay mentally strong and hope time heals everything

  • @mercunii
    @mercunii 5 років тому +4

    I can't eat. I feel like I need to vomit but I don't really need to vomit. I miss home because I feel more free at home. I'm depressed. I don't even want to get up. All I want to do is lay down in the couch under the fan watching youtube. Last night at 12 I took a 14 minute nap. I stayed awake til late 4 am and I really miss dad.

  • @djspeacialk9166
    @djspeacialk9166 6 років тому +5

    I moved in with my brother and sis in law and my parents are 8 hours away and it’s only been two and a half weeks and I felt really homesick and anxious today. My friends gave me some advice and my mom said to not be discouraged and that it’s an experience! I also might start working in a few weeks so that’ll help me distract myself. also I have a few friends here already so I can’t wait to hang out with them! Hope y’all are doing good!

  • @shreeyograjopadhye1185
    @shreeyograjopadhye1185 6 років тому +31

    Thank you so much, Josh, for making me feel better. I am studying abroad and I felt like I have lost my home and was thinking to quit everything I was supposed to do and this urge to go back home became more stronger when I returned from one and half month's vacation. I know it would have been the dumbest decision I've ever made even I knew at that time but your suggestions helped me a lot and guess what? I had a wonderful evening otherwise I would have stayed at my place thinking about home and my family.

  • @slaveofpenguinempire5781
    @slaveofpenguinempire5781 Рік тому +2

    It was very hard for me to move to a hostel in another city to attend my university. But gradually i just learnt this fact that this sadness is temporary and wpuld come to an end after my graduation. Then the semester ended and we went for vacation for 2 months. Now i have come back and i again am feeling sad and terrible. I want to cry so bad.. like.. this is not my city.. the people here are so different.. i just want to go back to my own home.. its only been a semester and we have 7 more semesters ahead.. ! I am leaving this comment here so that if someone replies to it after sometime, I get to be proud that how many days I have survived. And I am not alone.. ❤

  • @tillyhossain1049
    @tillyhossain1049 3 роки тому +5

    I'm 15 and go to boarding school, I haven't seen my family in ages, over a year, because then corona hit. I never used to get homesick, but it's because I haven't seen them in a year. I rarely get that feeling of wanting to go home, but it happened to hit today. I rarely even call my family, maybe twice a month. I'm not even at school right now because of covid, I'm with a host family, which is hard, because they are all family, and it's painful to watch them interact with one another because I can't have that.

  • @superpixelknight4706
    @superpixelknight4706 4 роки тому +5

    I’ve been away from my family for months, I hate it so much ever since covid-19, I miss them so much

  • @boredcat29
    @boredcat29 2 роки тому +4

    I’m currently really upset as I’m staying away from my parents for a week this video really helped thanks

  • @adicasian8294
    @adicasian8294 4 роки тому +1

    i moved to another country in europe about half a year nowand honestly all the new things here took over and didn't let me feel that pain when you leave the place and the people who you knew for your entire life. But a month ago i went back home for a week to visit my relatives and friends,including classmates. It was such a beautiful day when my entire class saw me and was jumping to hug me and they were asking me how i was doing and what's new!! But after the week ended,i went back to the place where i moved... and honestly,after that i started feeling like that week just wasn't enough,i wanted more,i wanted to feel my frinds' presence again,see their happy and familiar faces! In the newcountry i was welcomed by nice people,tho i came with no language knowledge and im still learning it so i still can't talk much with them... Now each day im thinking of how nice and happy i was in my old surroundings and even if it wan't the best place i knew i had people there who were always happy to see me,,it became kinda hard to hold my feelings and tears,and most people just tell me to move on,,,, Can i maybe have some advice?? I'm really lost now and even of i'll have the oportunity in half a year to come back for two weeks,i just can't help but fall in sadness and tears,,,,

  • @darksoul7675
    @darksoul7675 7 років тому +9

    I've been dealing with all of this ever since I moved to FL. Anything I have from home in N.Y makes me more sad. 😓😣

  • @learenna
    @learenna 4 роки тому +17

    leaving home for 3 months has been the worst decision i’ve ever taken

  • @masondoucette910
    @masondoucette910 4 роки тому +2

    Josh thank you so much man. This helped me a lot and I really liked how personally you talked to the camera. You really made me feel better about being in a new surrounding for the time being. You’re awesome

  • @np-qy4hn
    @np-qy4hn 2 роки тому +1

    i recently went back to my home country after 4 years and stayed there for a really long time, i finally got to see my family and had so so much fun with them? but unfortunately the trip had to end and im back in my home in england, i miss my granparents house so much and i just miss the daily routine that i had there, everyday my baby cousin would wake me up and we would go out together with my uncle and now that i’m back home i have to study every day for exams and i just miss the feeling of being in my home country with my family, i’ve spoken to my mum abt it and she said that she feels the same way, but what’s good is that i’m going back there in october and my baby cousin is also gonna come and visit us in the summer! but i just don’t want to go back to the life that i had before when i wasn’t in my home country, i wanna be with my family every day not my friends. i call my family every day tho and that makes me feel a bit better and watching videos like these help a lot. sorry for rhe long rant i just rlly needed to get this off my chest and for anyone who is suffering with homesickness rn trust me you’ll go through it the pain isn’t temporary and better days will come again 🤗🤗

  • @mouka9133
    @mouka9133 5 років тому +13

    i'm crying i just wanna comeback

  • @nathanclarkson3137
    @nathanclarkson3137 Рік тому +4

    I moved from my parents 2 months ago and I’m currently living with my buddies and I thought it was going to be the best experience for me but sometimes I feel like I need to be around my parents 24/7 and yea it sucks not being able to do what I normally do but luckily I only live 10 mins away and I can see my parents when I need to😊

  • @Ella-fz4sg
    @Ella-fz4sg 6 років тому +53

    Guys I’m leaving for camp tomorrow it’s only for 2 nights BUT IM SOO SCARED I do not like leaving my mom and Home Plz Plz Plzzzz wish meee luck I’m crying right now!

    • @TheJoshSpeaks
      @TheJoshSpeaks  6 років тому +3

      Hey Ella, I know its a scary idea but I think after a few days you're going to really enjoy camp. Yes, you will be homesick but if you go in with a positive mindset you'll have a good time. Good luck!

    • @lyssa16.
      @lyssa16. 5 років тому +4

      I’m going away for a while week and I’m scared outta my mind. I’m crying too and I haven’t even left yet

    • @limaechonumismatics
      @limaechonumismatics 5 років тому +4

      I’m leaving for summer camp in a week. It is a week long and I was super homesick last year so I’m trying to prepare more.

    • @pivotp0int530
      @pivotp0int530 5 років тому +1

      I’m literally in a camp for 3 weeks and 3 867 miles away from my family and home and I’m already homesick although it’s my 2nd day

    • @borisjohnson32
      @borisjohnson32 5 років тому

      How’s all the camps going? My parents had to drop me off at my godparents which I’d never properly been to before for 3 nights and I was terrified. I cried until the second day, when I listened to this song which I recommend. „Livin‘ on a prayer“ I think a lot of People will know this song but the lyrics meant so much to me:
      „Oh, we’re half way there“ - I was half way through the stay and I’d change the lyrics to „oh we’re three quarters way there“ just to make me feel better- haha...
      „Oh we’re living on a prayer“ - I was praying that I’d be alright.
      So basically that sums up my stay and I eventually got over it, and I’m proud... good luck to all those who feel terrified!❤️

  • @jehielasio3337
    @jehielasio3337 Рік тому +3

    It's been only just three days since I moved out to pursue my career and I really really wanted to go back home now. I miss my mom, dad, siblings, and my niece. I always have this thought of 'I don't have to suffer alone here and I can just go back home' and I don't want those thoughts to linger any longer. I can't call someone in the family as I was afraid Mom will make me go home once she hear me crying. Homesickness is taking it's toll on me. Kept saying this too shall pass and I can do it but loneliness of being away from the comfort of my home is really serving big time loneliness.

    • @crybaby71012
      @crybaby71012 Рік тому

      How are you today? I too am missing my momma n family hard

    • @jehielasio3337
      @jehielasio3337 Рік тому +1

      @@crybaby71012 i think i am fine but not entirely. I know I am already getting used to my work stuff but never when I go back home to my unit without someone waiting for me. i should wait a little more weeks I guessed to re-assess if I can really continue living alone like this. Hope we'll survive this.

    • @crybaby71012
      @crybaby71012 Рік тому +2

      @@jehielasio3337 I'm praying... I'm anxious and have a weird feeling in my stomach...

    • @jehielasio3337
      @jehielasio3337 Рік тому +1

      @@crybaby71012 i believe it's always the first few steps that made us anxious and lonely. everything will be okay soon. if you feel like going the same feeling over again, you can always have your thoughts on here or pat your back whenever you feel you're alone. let's be courageous and get through this together. the Lord's Grace is sufficient for us. Also, sharing with you my everyday mantra "this too shall pass". Sending you hugs!!

    • @crybaby71012
      @crybaby71012 Рік тому +1

      @@jehielasio3337 sending you lots of love and hugs💕💕 we'll be okay.. this'll be worth it!!

  • @SleepyAvak
    @SleepyAvak 5 років тому +7

    Ive only been gone from home for 12 hours since my flight and im feeling sad since i'll probably never see my friends again.

  • @purplesoda3133
    @purplesoda3133 4 роки тому +7

    During quarantine I’ve been feeling so homesick despite being at home everyday, so I think I just miss the way everything used to be. Despite this, I’m feeling queasy thinking about this camping trip I’ll be going on soon. I absolutely love getting out in the mountains, but the idea of being away from home-even though it doesn’t give me the comfort it once did- makes me panicky. And you know the weird thing is once I’ve been camping for a few days, the same thing happens when I come back home, I painfully miss the outdoors and hate the unnaturalness of the city. Man, I wish covid would just end, or had never happened in the first place. Hhh I just wanna see my friends, see someone I consider very dear to me. This has turned venty sorry lol, it helped tho

  • @kristianlindberg1200
    @kristianlindberg1200 4 роки тому +2

    Thank you for this. I'm currently just started my third month of exchange studies (7 more to go) and homesickness is really getting to me now.

  • @siminasimi5319
    @siminasimi5319 11 місяців тому +1

    I've been away from my home in Romania for 6 months i Guess and i miss my apartament, my local toy shop, my friends, my grandad, my biological dad(my parents divorced), my grandma. And i am going for the summer vacation back in Romania for only 10 days... But You helped me Josh to deal with Home sick.🙂

  • @sushitunaegg
    @sushitunaegg 2 роки тому +4

    I still remember that when I was first time apart from my family during year 6 because I participated in a state level competition, I cried and I called them to told them I missed them, they also cried😭
    Now I’m just a teenager and I’m going to university soon and I’m very afraid of homesick, I love my family a lot and I’m not ready to leave my home 😭

  • @over3429
    @over3429 Рік тому +3

    7 oct 2022 - My heart is so heavy i can't even breathe , i am 1000 kms away from my home in my college . its my first day here don't have any friends and room mates , no one to talk to , different culture , different food . can't talk to my mom bcoz after 10 sec after hearing her voice i can't hold my tears in and i don't want her to realize that i am crying for home but i know she knows and she is sad and that makes me unable to breathe even while writing this i am full of tears , after 2 weeks its diwali and its the first time i am not home i just pray to god plz make me feel better.
    edit- 22 nov 2022 , everything is great now , made friends here , its just matter of time as time passes everything gets fine . SO anyone who is reading this and if falling homesick don't worry you are not going to feel the same way forever its just matter of time till you become comfortable with the new place

    • @red-yu9un
      @red-yu9un Рік тому

      hii, i feel the same
      some days are better than others and ive made good friends but i miss home and my family a lot
      i feel like giving up and going back
      ive been crying all day and this comment section made me cry even more

  • @zellia
    @zellia 4 роки тому +2

    I'm in a foster home a couple hours way from my hometown I miss. Everyone i know and love is there. I miss it all so much. I've cried everyday since I've been here.

  • @billtard
    @billtard 2 роки тому +2

    So, every couple of weekends I go to my uncles, and every time I return home I feel unbearably homesick, so this really helped, thanks!

    • @np-qy4hn
      @np-qy4hn 2 роки тому

      i literallt have the same situation, however my uncle lives in a different country so saying goodbye is rlly hard. but you’ll get through this!

  • @sawalqa4522
    @sawalqa4522 2 роки тому +8

    I’ve been in Canada for 5 months and I do miss my family back home I’m in a really tight situation whether I should continue my studies here due to the degree being better or to go back home and start uni from scratch. Even though I have the opportunity to do either, I feel very indecisive because either way there are some flaws and advantages to both sides. Afraid of the disappointment when going back and afraid staying here may continue to diminish my mental state. I really don’t know what to do and I’m losing myself.

  • @saturn___
    @saturn___ 3 роки тому +3

    i hate myself. this just now happened this month. i get so homesick just being at my friends house. i want it to stop. i feel like such a baby. i’m too scared to ever say i don’t want a sleepover or i don’t want to be there. i miss my mom.

    • @sadie_rblxsadie_randomcont4948
      @sadie_rblxsadie_randomcont4948 3 роки тому +1

      I had the same thing omg, just try to start off having sleepovers with families you know and trust, then soon enough you’ll get the hang of the cycle…

    • @saturn___
      @saturn___ 3 роки тому +2

      @@sadie_rblxsadie_randomcont4948 thanks, it’s weird though. like something traumatic happened and caused me to not be able to have sleepovers somehow, i could do it and be just fine last year

  • @shantanusriram5496
    @shantanusriram5496 2 роки тому +1

    I am 14 and I'm in a hostel for tennis. I feel homesick everyday and almost cry. I have been for a week. Thank u josh

  • @levitatehigh3723
    @levitatehigh3723 5 років тому +1

    I’m gonna be away from home for 2 months now and I won’t be able to meet any of my friends or have a hobby while I’m gone. The homesickness started two days before I left while I was still home! Feels like I’m going to forget everything even though I do this every year.

  • @karlag478
    @karlag478 4 роки тому +17

    This was an awesome video. Thank you so much. We got this ,guys. Be strong. Our families love us and they would want us to be happy and enjoy the moment. Bless you for posting this helpful video, you have a good, pure heart and it shows ❤️

  • @yournofun8922
    @yournofun8922 5 років тому +5

    In a couple days I’m gonna go to a summer camp for 4 days it’s a short period of time but at the same time it’s gonna be the longest and most painful 4 days of my life last time I went i cried a lot and I had a panic attack each day and threw up due to stress and anxiety

  • @mad_games638
    @mad_games638 2 роки тому +1

    Thx I feel better it’s only been 2 days but every night I always cry when I remember my home

  • @360jynx7
    @360jynx7 3 роки тому +2

    I went away from my family to live with my uncle in Minnesota trying to cope with it and keep me from shedding tears

  • @plant.hacks.4.ur.environment
    @plant.hacks.4.ur.environment Рік тому +5

    I’m at my last semester of college and I’ve done all my 4 years abroad in 2 different countries. However I’ve found myself still missing my pet, my home, my garden, everything. The first couple years I was alright and never had homesickness issues. But recently I have. And it’s taking a toll on my mental health. I have 1-2 friends and we haven’t been able to talk. I feel very alone and the closest family never is in another country 2 hours away. I don’t know what I should do. Any suggestions?!??!

  • @acejohndemasiado6152
    @acejohndemasiado6152 4 роки тому +8

    I'm a seafarer. This is my first contract. Damn! Homesick is really hard. 😭

  • @memastarful
    @memastarful 2 роки тому +1

    Thank you for trying to help making this video haven't been able to sleep tonight been crying all night my daughter and I are homesick we moved from Miami to North Carolina few months ago. We are really trying to be positive and grateful with hope but fact is everyone was happier in our Miami home living with nephews. I wish I had money to buy back that house and land so everyone can live together again

  • @ayshayshu2097
    @ayshayshu2097 Рік тому +1

    I feel terrible now being away from home, homesickness is real. I’ve never been feeling like this, but after lockdown living close with family it’s very lonely to be alone. I miss my home, my city , my parents everything. Sorry for the rant

  • @shreyas5137
    @shreyas5137 4 роки тому +10

    Be honest, you searched this video it didn’t come in your recommendation

  • @omegadark396
    @omegadark396 6 років тому +9

    Hello, I am having homesickness for 3 days, because I leave my home to got to college. Now I feel sad and weight in my throat. I need your help

    • @lilymarie7112
      @lilymarie7112 5 років тому

      Omega Dark I’m going through the same thing:( I’m only 2 hours away from home but my mom just moved me in to my apartment and I miss her soooo much. Does it get better?

    • @jeetukumargupta8051
      @jeetukumargupta8051 5 років тому

      Omg same😭

    • @hugoma3830
      @hugoma3830 5 років тому +1

      I am basically the same I'm going boarding school but try not to think about it during night. The solution is to do something enjoyable therefore you won't think of negative parts of your life and you WILL think of it during night if it was that exciting.

  • @saujanyapoudel7378
    @saujanyapoudel7378 2 роки тому +2

    I live at my Aunt's place studying high school.. I feel trapped having to stay in this house with narrow rooms and follow the same college schedule throughout the week and meet people I dislike. Can't wait for the remaining 3 months to pass after which I will give my finals and can finally return home forever with all of my stuffs. It's strange how despite having my aunt, uncle and siblings around, It don't feel quite like a home with second family. Same people I thought were familiar and close don't actually give me the 'family' vibe.

  • @der9759
    @der9759 2 роки тому +1

    rewatching after a long time. i havent seen my family for over two years, im getting tired

  • @danielswaney8817
    @danielswaney8817 4 роки тому +3

    I just moved from my country.I tried everything to be happy but nothing works

  • @lemon651
    @lemon651 5 років тому +6

    I personally recommend keeping your mind occupied
    Help I'm going in 2 week to a camp that last for 5 days
    Last year I cried 16 times
    {Edit} I didn't cry this year!!!

  • @sagarika7426
    @sagarika7426 Рік тому +1

    Thankyou so much. I have my first year MBBS exam and I am going to leave my home soon just by the thought of it m getting overwhelmed a lot. A lot of stress and this homesick feeling is so tiring.hoping i will surely do best in my exams also m going to meet my lil brother soon🤍

  • @dvotii
    @dvotii 2 роки тому +2

    Thanks, Josh! 🤗

  • @ilovetaylorrr12
    @ilovetaylorrr12 3 роки тому +4

    whenever im at a sleepover i cry for my mummy xx
    i love her and my daddy so much xx
    I’m at a sleepover right now
    and I want to go to bed but everyone’s awake
    :(
    I’m sad xx

  • @randoiman
    @randoiman 2 роки тому +3

    It's made it worst when i do stuff that make me feel like home

  • @Sub2me112
    @Sub2me112 Рік тому

    My family just emigrated yesterday. We’ve moved from a 3rd world country to a 1st world country. I’ve known this was going to happen for two years, so I didn’t cry on the day we left (I was “mentally prepared”). Now that we’ve reached the place we’re going to stay for a few days, I’ve woken up the following morning in tears from homesickness, and knowing the fact that we’re never ever going home. I dreamt of my home last night. I’ve lost all our pets, our house, my friends and my familiarity. So I guess I’m here now. I can’t go back. But thanks for the tip in the above clip. 🙏

  • @-SarahSheikh
    @-SarahSheikh 5 місяців тому +1

    Im a medical student... And i stay in a hoste..my home is 3 hrs away from me....i recently had a 20 days vacation...when i returned back from there... I was extremely missing my family, my siblings and my home alozmm.and i still am... Im having my practical exams continuously for two days...bit im happy that after my practicals that is tomorrow and day after tom...im going to go back home for a week day after tom...im excited

  • @borisjohnson32
    @borisjohnson32 5 років тому +15

    I live abroad, I miss my home and the country so much... anyone else? ... if so, could we talk? Xx

    • @youdontknowme2478
      @youdontknowme2478 4 роки тому +3

      Isabella Pandaway I do! It was so long ago I can’t really remember anything I was so small but my heart stayed

    • @alpha-zx5fx
      @alpha-zx5fx 4 роки тому +2

      same

    • @borisjohnson32
      @borisjohnson32 4 роки тому +3

      I know this was 10 months ago but I’m wishing everyone happiness, especially in the middle of a pandemic❤️

    • @mybutt6
      @mybutt6 4 роки тому +1

      Isabella Pandaway Stay Safe Bro! and stay strong!

    • @MrJypsye
      @MrJypsye 3 роки тому

      Doing van life right now, about 10 hours away from home, feeing very home sick and alien. Need someone to talk to 😔. I kinda just feel like giving a random person money or doing something nice for them just to have someone to speak to

  • @rosajones2865
    @rosajones2865 4 роки тому +5

    Do u ever get homesick on the days leading up to going away somewhere

    • @ditazalkalne8556
      @ditazalkalne8556 3 роки тому +1

      Omg! That's me right now!! I'm going to my dad's house tomorrow, and I'm. Feeling so homesick I've been secretly crying all day. Don't get me wrong, I love to be at my dad's, but I will miss my mom so so much, my room, the food, I'm crying I'm so sorry but the answer for ur question is yes, I do
      PS: my dad's house is 2 hours away

  • @mercunii
    @mercunii 5 років тому +2

    I thought I was homesick whenever I went to school because by lunch time I would always want to go home but now I really feel homesick most of the thing mentioned in this video happen to me

  • @itznotmaya703
    @itznotmaya703 3 роки тому +2

    im at a sleepover- i really wasnt expecting for me to feel homesick. when i hang out w/friends i like to talk and stuff but i just like at the end to get home and be with my family. its when i feel relaxed and calm. its my down time. now my heartbeat is high and i keep looking for my dog. i dont know why and I feel too old for this :( idk how to calm myself and its almost 3am. note to self, never do a sleepover again 💤