Feeling afraid of loneliness in a new city? Follow these 5 effective tips to deal with homesickness: – ..

News India Live, Digital Desk: Due to career, studies or marriage, we often have to leave our city and go to some unknown place. In the first few days, the environment, people and food, everything seems alien. In such homesickness It is common, but if it persists for a long time, it can affect mental health. Let us know how you can keep yourself happy and busy in a new city:

1. Make your room feel like ‘home’

Your new room or home should be your ‘safe place’ at first.

Tip: Put photos of family members, use your favorite cushions or bedsheets. When the things around us are familiar, the mind feels at ease.

2. It is most important to create ‘routine’

Loneliness is felt more when we have free time.

Tip: Make a fixed routine from waking up in the morning till sleeping at night. Give time to morning walk, office or college work and in the evening to some hobby (like guitar, painting or cooking).

3. Explore local places

A strange city remains strange until you know its streets.

Tip: Instead of staying locked in the house on weekends, go to a nearby park, cafe, library or market. Taste the local food there. When you start recognizing the path, fear begins to disappear.

4. Build a social network (but with balance)

In the age of technology, we often remain stuck on the phone with our family members, due to which we are not able to meet new people.

Tip: Start small conversations with office colleagues or neighbors. Join a community class or gym. When new friends are found, the pain of missing the old home starts reducing.

5. Accept your feelings

It is important to understand that being sad or homesick is not a weakness.

Tip: Give yourself time. This is part of the change. Write down your feelings in a journal or share them with a trusted friend. Gradually your mind will adjust to that environment.

Special advice: Take control of phone calls

Often during homesickness, people keep making video calls at home throughout the day. With this, you are physically in a new city but mentally in your old house. Do talk to your family members, but set a time limit so that you can live in the new environment.