courtneykay Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 Hi everyone! So I am in my senior year of college. I have lived without my parents for two years now, and I am graduating a year early. I've suddenly started having these feelings of wanting to come home and visit, and have trouble convincing myself to go back to school at the end of the weekend. Luckily they live around 15 minutes away from my school. I think part of this is I am currently in a LDR as my bf moved to Oregon. I'm also living in an apartment with three of my girl friends, and they don't really understand that I am an introvert and need my alone time to recharge. I plan to move to Oregon when I graduate in May to be with my bf as we are very serious and that's the best option for us since he is tied into a 3 year contract with work. Maybe I'm feeling overly emotional and attached to them because I know I will be apart from them soon? It's just weird that I'm suddenly feeling so home sick all the time. I was fine my freshman year, same with sophomore/junior year I didn't come home or call as much as I should. I don't know what to do....I don't want to be lame and go home every weekend but I've just been so lonely and am scared because we will be apart from each other in a year. Link to post Share on other sites
nescafe1982 Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 Maybe I'm feeling overly emotional and attached to them because I know I will be apart from them soon? It's just weird that I'm suddenly feeling so home sick all the time. This sounds like the cause to me... and it's a totally normal impulse and one lots of college upperclassmen experience (source: I'm a professor and see this a lot). You have been away at school but you're still close to your family. Graduating and moving cross-country is a HUGE transition and would be enough to scare anyone! For you, it's compounded by the fact that it sounds like it's the first time you're making this big change in your adult life. Don't remonstrate yourself for wanting to spend more time with your family. It's not "lame" and you should do what you want to do! Enjoy your last couple of years, and remind yourself also that you aren't moving to the moon... just OR. You will still get visits in after graduation. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Tayla Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 visit family no matter what your age. Time is precious . Congrats on your excelerated study and grad date! Link to post Share on other sites
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