Aug
22nd
2013
Is it possible to be homesick about a place that isn't your own? · 10:46pm Aug 22nd, 2013
Hiya guys, and welcome to one of my extremely rare blog posts. 
So, I recently went on a two-week trip. I had a great time there and I was surrounded by interesting and friendly people. Ever since I returned I have been a bit more emotionally unstable than I usually am (twenty-year old boy, whatcha gonna do) and a few days ago did it hit me. Am I homesick for a place that isn't my own?
Google says that it's possible but now I'm asking you :)
Home is where the heart is, dude.
It's totally possible.
It's also possible (and in fact, common) to feel down after a vacation. Being someplace new, and doing fun "vacation" things releases a lot of happy brain chemistry, then when you get back to normal (to you,) boring (to you) stuff, all of that goes away. You're actually just back to normal, but it feels off because for two weeks you were high on new stuff. If you'd stayed around longer and got into a routine, the same thing would have happened.
Also, you need a puppy.
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Tell that to my parents. I'll only get a dog when I live on my own. And I don't know because I've never felt like this after one of my previous vacations.
Yep, I get that way all the time. Totally normal.
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Have you had that much fun on a vacation before?
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To be honest, I barely remember those vacations. I was quite young then.
yes it's certainly possible - although I wouldn't call it homesickness but rather an emotional attachement.
sorry if this post is wierd - 19 hrs no sleep, body's tired but mind wont stfu.
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Emotional attachment might be right for a certain degree since I felt really down (like nearly crying-down) when I was two days away from leaving.
1302516 ok, I don't know how much this'll help but when I have a holiday (Vacation?) and I end up feeling like that, I then start to think of all the things at home I'm missing while I'k away, (Family/friends etc) Sometimes it helps, sometimes not it depends on the situation at the time.
The other thing I've done believe it or not (Coincides with bookplayer's comment of "Happy Brain Chemistry") is eat a couple of my favourite chocolate bars for a few days after - something to do with chocolate affecting the pleasure centres of the brain and dumping happy-feelgood chemicals out again.
Don't know if this helps or not mate but hope you feel back to an even keel soon.