Moving Back To Scotland....
May 5th 2008 | 7:39 pm
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Moving Back To Scotland....
I'm fairly new on here so I'll give u guys a quick story so far....
I'm 20 & moved over to Adelaide in Feb this year to start a degree in Midwifery. I thought it would be wonderful life experience, great place to stay, loved the Aussie accent, laidback, better lifestyle etc etc....the things everyone thinks about Australia.
In Scotland I had a brill life, close family, big group of close friends so I don't really know why I wanted to change that, I thik it may have been the novelty of the idea & before I knew it I was here!
My parents came over with me for 2weeks which was great as it let them see where I was stayin etc, then for about 3or 4 weeks after that everything was fine. I'd met people through uni(no ozzys though which is weird, americans & canadians!) and was having a ball!
However, it was after this that it sunk into me that this wasn't a holiday....I miss everyone from back home. Although I've made friends here they are nothing compared to my friends at hime.
I became very homesick & at my lowest point which lasted about 2 weeks I would avoid leaving the house so I didn't have to make conversation with people, I'd lay around all day & not get dressed, not go to classes, eats loads of crap and so on.
This is when I spoke to my parents who knew how I was feeling & we agreed that it woud be best if I went home otherwise I was going to make myself even more ill. This lifted my spirits loads and has got me on the mend a bit. I forced myself to go to the doctors to speak to her about how I was feeling & she said (surprise surprise) that I had mild depression!! I'm only 20....20 year olds aren't supposed to get depressed!!!
But things are looking up, I'll be going home in around 6 weeks so just have to keep my chin up till then!
Life throws some crazy things at you but you just have to deal with them & realise that everything will work out the way it's supposed to in the end.....
I definitely think that being away from my family & friends etc has made me realise what I took for granted before I left. I think I'll go back a different, stronger person & appreciate things much more.
At least some good has come out of my experience
Sorry for the long post but it feels good to write everything down
C x
I'm 20 & moved over to Adelaide in Feb this year to start a degree in Midwifery. I thought it would be wonderful life experience, great place to stay, loved the Aussie accent, laidback, better lifestyle etc etc....the things everyone thinks about Australia.
In Scotland I had a brill life, close family, big group of close friends so I don't really know why I wanted to change that, I thik it may have been the novelty of the idea & before I knew it I was here!
My parents came over with me for 2weeks which was great as it let them see where I was stayin etc, then for about 3or 4 weeks after that everything was fine. I'd met people through uni(no ozzys though which is weird, americans & canadians!) and was having a ball!
However, it was after this that it sunk into me that this wasn't a holiday....I miss everyone from back home. Although I've made friends here they are nothing compared to my friends at hime.I became very homesick & at my lowest point which lasted about 2 weeks I would avoid leaving the house so I didn't have to make conversation with people, I'd lay around all day & not get dressed, not go to classes, eats loads of crap and so on.
This is when I spoke to my parents who knew how I was feeling & we agreed that it woud be best if I went home otherwise I was going to make myself even more ill. This lifted my spirits loads and has got me on the mend a bit. I forced myself to go to the doctors to speak to her about how I was feeling & she said (surprise surprise) that I had mild depression!!
I'm only 20....20 year olds aren't supposed to get depressed!!!But things are looking up, I'll be going home in around 6 weeks so just have to keep my chin up till then!
Life throws some crazy things at you but you just have to deal with them & realise that everything will work out the way it's supposed to in the end.....
I definitely think that being away from my family & friends etc has made me realise what I took for granted before I left. I think I'll go back a different, stronger person & appreciate things much more.
At least some good has come out of my experience
Sorry for the long post but it feels good to write everything down
C x
May 5th 2008 | 8:04 pm
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Re: Moving Back To Scotland....
Hi Carol!
At least you came and tried it. It's a massive thing to do on your own when you're only 20 years old.
All the best for the rest of your time here, and good luck for your homeward journey.
Take Care,
M
At least you came and tried it. It's a massive thing to do on your own when you're only 20 years old.
All the best for the rest of your time here, and good luck for your homeward journey.
Take Care,
M
May 5th 2008 | 8:14 pm
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Re: Moving Back To Scotland....
Hi Carol
My heart goes out to you sending you some cyber big ((((HUGS)))) homesickness is horrid at the best of times but when you are on your own horrendous.
Well done for giving it a go, we live and learn
Are you going to do your midwifery in Scotland? (I'm and ex midwife)
good luck for the future
My heart goes out to you sending you some cyber big ((((HUGS)))) homesickness is horrid at the best of times but when you are on your own horrendous.
Well done for giving it a go, we live and learn
Are you going to do your midwifery in Scotland? (I'm and ex midwife)
good luck for the future
May 5th 2008 | 8:56 pm
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Joined: Apr 2005
Posts: 511
Re: Moving Back To Scotland....
I'm fairly new on here so I'll give u guys a quick story so far....
I'm 20 & moved over to Adelaide in Feb this year to start a degree in Midwifery. I thought it would be wonderful life experience, great place to stay, loved the Aussie accent, laidback, better lifestyle etc etc....the things everyone thinks about Australia.
In Scotland I had a brill life, close family, big group of close friends so I don't really know why I wanted to change that, I thik it may have been the novelty of the idea & before I knew it I was here!
My parents came over with me for 2weeks which was great as it let them see where I was stayin etc, then for about 3or 4 weeks after that everything was fine. I'd met people through uni(no ozzys though which is weird, americans & canadians!) and was having a ball! However, it was after this that it sunk into me that this wasn't a holiday....I miss everyone from back home. Although I've made friends here they are nothing compared to my friends at hime.
I became very homesick & at my lowest point which lasted about 2 weeks I would avoid leaving the house so I didn't have to make conversation with people, I'd lay around all day & not get dressed, not go to classes, eats loads of crap and so on.
This is when I spoke to my parents who knew how I was feeling & we agreed that it woud be best if I went home otherwise I was going to make myself even more ill. This lifted my spirits loads and has got me on the mend a bit. I forced myself to go to the doctors to speak to her about how I was feeling & she said (surprise surprise) that I had mild depression!! I'm only 20....20 year olds aren't supposed to get depressed!!!
But things are looking up, I'll be going home in around 6 weeks so just have to keep my chin up till then!
Life throws some crazy things at you but you just have to deal with them & realise that everything will work out the way it's supposed to in the end.....
I definitely think that being away from my family & friends etc has made me realise what I took for granted before I left. I think I'll go back a different, stronger person & appreciate things much more.
At least some good has come out of my experience
Sorry for the long post but it feels good to write everything down
C x
I'm 20 & moved over to Adelaide in Feb this year to start a degree in Midwifery. I thought it would be wonderful life experience, great place to stay, loved the Aussie accent, laidback, better lifestyle etc etc....the things everyone thinks about Australia.
In Scotland I had a brill life, close family, big group of close friends so I don't really know why I wanted to change that, I thik it may have been the novelty of the idea & before I knew it I was here!
My parents came over with me for 2weeks which was great as it let them see where I was stayin etc, then for about 3or 4 weeks after that everything was fine. I'd met people through uni(no ozzys though which is weird, americans & canadians!) and was having a ball!
However, it was after this that it sunk into me that this wasn't a holiday....I miss everyone from back home. Although I've made friends here they are nothing compared to my friends at hime.I became very homesick & at my lowest point which lasted about 2 weeks I would avoid leaving the house so I didn't have to make conversation with people, I'd lay around all day & not get dressed, not go to classes, eats loads of crap and so on.
This is when I spoke to my parents who knew how I was feeling & we agreed that it woud be best if I went home otherwise I was going to make myself even more ill. This lifted my spirits loads and has got me on the mend a bit. I forced myself to go to the doctors to speak to her about how I was feeling & she said (surprise surprise) that I had mild depression!!
I'm only 20....20 year olds aren't supposed to get depressed!!!But things are looking up, I'll be going home in around 6 weeks so just have to keep my chin up till then!
Life throws some crazy things at you but you just have to deal with them & realise that everything will work out the way it's supposed to in the end.....
I definitely think that being away from my family & friends etc has made me realise what I took for granted before I left. I think I'll go back a different, stronger person & appreciate things much more.
At least some good has come out of my experience
Sorry for the long post but it feels good to write everything down
C x
If it's any help - I've been here 3.5 years - yearn for home everyday - and I have suffered from depression pretty much since we got here. The ups and downs can be very distressing - I never suffered depression until I moved here - and after 3+ years of depression/homesickness/anti-depressants - I'm pretty fed up with it!!
Good Luck back home - Scotland's got some great scenery!!
May 5th 2008 | 10:18 pm
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Re: Moving Back To Scotland....
I'm fairly new on here so I'll give u guys a quick story so far....
I'm 20 & moved over to Adelaide in Feb this year to start a degree in Midwifery. I thought it would be wonderful life experience, great place to stay, loved the Aussie accent, laidback, better lifestyle etc etc....the things everyone thinks about Australia.
In Scotland I had a brill life, close family, big group of close friends so I don't really know why I wanted to change that, I thik it may have been the novelty of the idea & before I knew it I was here!
My parents came over with me for 2weeks which was great as it let them see where I was stayin etc, then for about 3or 4 weeks after that everything was fine. I'd met people through uni(no ozzys though which is weird, americans & canadians!) and was having a ball! However, it was after this that it sunk into me that this wasn't a holiday....I miss everyone from back home. Although I've made friends here they are nothing compared to my friends at hime.
I became very homesick & at my lowest point which lasted about 2 weeks I would avoid leaving the house so I didn't have to make conversation with people, I'd lay around all day & not get dressed, not go to classes, eats loads of crap and so on.
This is when I spoke to my parents who knew how I was feeling & we agreed that it woud be best if I went home otherwise I was going to make myself even more ill. This lifted my spirits loads and has got me on the mend a bit. I forced myself to go to the doctors to speak to her about how I was feeling & she said (surprise surprise) that I had mild depression!! I'm only 20....20 year olds aren't supposed to get depressed!!!
But things are looking up, I'll be going home in around 6 weeks so just have to keep my chin up till then!
Life throws some crazy things at you but you just have to deal with them & realise that everything will work out the way it's supposed to in the end.....
I definitely think that being away from my family & friends etc has made me realise what I took for granted before I left. I think I'll go back a different, stronger person & appreciate things much more.
At least some good has come out of my experience
Sorry for the long post but it feels good to write everything down
C x
I'm 20 & moved over to Adelaide in Feb this year to start a degree in Midwifery. I thought it would be wonderful life experience, great place to stay, loved the Aussie accent, laidback, better lifestyle etc etc....the things everyone thinks about Australia.
In Scotland I had a brill life, close family, big group of close friends so I don't really know why I wanted to change that, I thik it may have been the novelty of the idea & before I knew it I was here!
My parents came over with me for 2weeks which was great as it let them see where I was stayin etc, then for about 3or 4 weeks after that everything was fine. I'd met people through uni(no ozzys though which is weird, americans & canadians!) and was having a ball!
However, it was after this that it sunk into me that this wasn't a holiday....I miss everyone from back home. Although I've made friends here they are nothing compared to my friends at hime.I became very homesick & at my lowest point which lasted about 2 weeks I would avoid leaving the house so I didn't have to make conversation with people, I'd lay around all day & not get dressed, not go to classes, eats loads of crap and so on.
This is when I spoke to my parents who knew how I was feeling & we agreed that it woud be best if I went home otherwise I was going to make myself even more ill. This lifted my spirits loads and has got me on the mend a bit. I forced myself to go to the doctors to speak to her about how I was feeling & she said (surprise surprise) that I had mild depression!!
I'm only 20....20 year olds aren't supposed to get depressed!!!But things are looking up, I'll be going home in around 6 weeks so just have to keep my chin up till then!
Life throws some crazy things at you but you just have to deal with them & realise that everything will work out the way it's supposed to in the end.....
I definitely think that being away from my family & friends etc has made me realise what I took for granted before I left. I think I'll go back a different, stronger person & appreciate things much more.
At least some good has come out of my experience
Sorry for the long post but it feels good to write everything down
C x
May 6th 2008 | 10:13 am
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Re: Moving Back To Scotland....
Good on you for trying Carol! At least you gave it a go and have the good sense to work out that it isnt working for you! Enjoy the remainder of your time here and just put it down to another life experience!
May 6th 2008 | 10:29 am
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Re: Moving Back To Scotland....
That's fab that you're going back. I came out at 20 and wish with every fibre of my being that I'd gone home at the start when I was single and could have done it.Scotland is a wonderful place and a great base to travel from but always call home. Very best of luck to you.If I could turn back time.....
