I mean is it normal to feel this way about moving to a new place?

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im soo worried about if ill be able to make the transition. im hopin that ill be able to overcome my homesickness. im so worried about if ill be able to find my way around and get used to it. im worried if me and my roommate will get along, i mean we got alot in common, but EVERYBODY has their ups and downs. Im tryin to keep a positive outlook on this, but its just SO HARD trying to get myself to look on the bright side of moving to a new place. Im not sayin im happy where im at, i mean i am, but i DONT want to stay here. its SO boring. but now when i actually bought my ticket to leave, i was hit with this surreal feeling, like "WHOA im really doing this" and now im havin all these worries, fears, and negative thoughts? what should i do? is this normal? if youve gone through this before, PLEASE tell me your experience, and how you overcame it, or maybe didnt. ive lived in my current state for most of my life, but i cant stand it, and refuse to limit myself to it. im 19 goin on 20.

Answer 1

Moving house is right at the top of the stress level table, along with divorce and the death of a loved one.
You need to calm yourself down, or else you will make yourself very ill.
None of us can predict the future, and we all try to stick with the comfortable.
The truth is that life starts at the edge of the comfort zone.
Look upon ot as an exciting adventure. Don't try to predict the outcome. Just be cool.

Answer 2

Hey, I moved clear across the world from Aus to the Uk, on a one-way ticket for a twelve month working holiday.
At barely seventeen, looking back THAT was scary! Take it in your stride, you'll be just fine! The surreal IS real for only a short time! All the best of luck - here's
hoping it'll be the start of some unforgetable memories!!!!!!

Answer 3

I moved from across the country for college, I was so excited to go it didn't really hit me how far away it was until I actually got here. I had a really rough time at first, partially because I'm quiet and don't make friends easily. Just talk to friends from home who will listen to you whine a lot. Also find places you really like in the area right away, it helps you get to know the area and you have someplace to go if you feel lonely or need a break from your room mate. I didn't feel comfortable here until two months later, but now I'm really happy here and I met some really awesome people. It just takes time really and for me it was so worth it.

Answer 4

I moved from NY to WA in 1999. That's a 2800 mile move. I was scared out of my mind. I knew only 1 person there and that was the person I was moving there to be with. I left everyone I knew behind, including family, and made the journey.

Life is about the journey. It will take us on a few bumpy roads and there will be pitfalls we need to navigate. But, moving is part of life's experience, part of growth as a human being.

It is okay to feel scared, anxious and get the pre-homesick blues. Let those emotions out. let them show. EMBRACE them! To not follow through on this move will only cuase you to wonder years later, "What if..."

You are going throguh a normal emotional cycle about moving. I say, you have absolutely nothing to be ashamed of.

Congrads on your move! And congrads on your soon blossoming into adulthood!