i'm 18 and for as long as i can remember i've always get homesick when i go away from my mom for more than a few hours i'm very attached well i graduated high school this year and enlisted in the air force and i leave for texas march 20th i'm not afraid of going because the military has been my passion since high school but i'm just so attached to my mom i don't know how to let go i cry everyday thinking about leaving her i know i'mgetting to be too old to act like this i'm the youngest of my family and i've always been close to my mom how do i break away slowly and allow myself to grow and depend on myself rather than my mom i know my mom will always be there but i'm just afraid i can't do it without her???what are some ways to break the habit of being homesick for home and my mom?
2006-12-14 13:05:11 · 3 answers · asked by flyinghigh006 3 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
My mom told me a great story about her college freshman year. She went to a little southern private school and they had a lot of freshmen get homesick.
The school had a definite way to cure it. They didn't allow freshmen to visit home for the first 3 weeks of school and they limited phone calls to something like 10 minutes a week during those first 3 weeks.
And it did my mom a world of good. It got her on her own feet and she highly recommends to everyone that children should live away from home the first year in college. It was a real positive life changer for her.
The Air Force will be very structured for you and will limit your outside contact for long enough to get over the hump. It might not be easy but it will go away before very long at all.
2006-12-14 18:42:36 · answer #1 · answered by Avalon 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
start loading up stuff that reminds you of home. pictures and little things are going to be the most important. your memories are going to be what gets you through basic training because contact with your family will be very limited during this time. it'll be hard, but you will get through it. you're going to learn a lot about yourself during that experience and you will be surprised by how strong you are. i think you should not stress so much about leaving and enjoy the time you have now. make the most of it. keep yourself busy and active and you'll be ok.
2006-12-14 14:33:22 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't fret. I know it's hard to be away from someone so close to you, but you have to be strong. It's great that you're being independent. You just have to do things on your own. You'll always have your mom there for you, no matter what.
2006-12-14 13:26:27 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋