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Home Is Where My Heart Is Because That's Where People Care About My Heart

I just want to be home, surrounded by the people who care about me the most.

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You would think that once you've been away from home for a year, the next year will get easier. I am clear evidence that this notion is false. I feel as if once your circumstances change, it can affect how much you miss home.

For me, I have so much that I feel I am missing out on at home while I am in my final semester as an undergraduate. I don't remember last semester being all this hard, but this time around is definitely getting to me physically, mentally, and emotionally. I have been away from home now for just about a month and not being able to see any of my friends or loved ones is taking a toll on my body. I don't really even get a chance to talk to many of them over the phone, which causes me to feel even sadder than I was before. I just want to be home, surrounded by the people who care about me the most.

I think one of the hardest things to deal with when you are missing home so much is figuring out a way to solve certain problems you may be having with someone who isn't physically right with you. Miscommunication is easily obtained and this can make these ten times harder to deal with. The worst that comes with it? You really don't have the people who you care about the most and trust the most right by your side to get you through whatever conflict it is you're going through. This feeling can be extremely isolating and can send you into a deep depression that can be hard to escape.

I am not all that sure how to cope with being home sick so much. I wish that there was this magic button that made everything feel okay or that a break was soon approaching so that I would have the time to go home and be with my loved ones, but sometimes things don't always work out the way you would like them to. You just have to deal with the cards you are dealt and just hope that the time will go by fast.

Distracting yourself is something that I found to be helpful when I am feeling extra home sick. I know all too well the struggle of trying to shut off your brain from thinking about all of the stuff that is making you depressed and anxious while being away from home, but it is a good idea to try and find something that makes you happy even if you aren't feeling the happiest.

When you are young, it is hard to be away from home especially if you didn't have all that much experience with it in the first place, but just think of this as a practice run when you finally move out of your hometown and start your life elsewhere and are able to create a new life for yourself. You will always find your way back to your loved ones.

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