As the title, I relocated to Switzerland 10 months ago.
In the beginning I had the usual normal anxieties of moving away from home for the first time. However as time went by, adapting to living in Switzerland became harder for me.
I feel a bit defeated because Switzerland is a beautiful place and there are so many good things I love about it, but I just cannot seem to be happy 😔 winter is now here and I feel a bit worse.
I am thinking of moving back to my home country. The thought of being back around my family, the things I love to do, my old friends is making me want to go back more and more. I had an easy life but my salary was not the best hence why I wanted to move.
Is it normal to regret? I am very disappointed in myself for feeling like giving up and going back. But I have been quite depressed for the last 7 months.
When I said the words out loud that I want to go back home I felt a huge sense of relief…however I am still hesitant to lose the opportunity to live here.
I am welcoming any advice you can share. Thank you everyone.
When I am faced with a decision this big, and can’t decide what I really want, I imagine having the choice taken away from me. Whichever option hits me in the gut the worst, I take as the one I really can’t live without.
So ask yourself, if the option to go home was taken away forever, how would that feel? What about if the option to stay was taken away forever?
For me, right now where I am at (American living in Canada) if I was deported that would hit much harder than if the U.S. decided to ban me and strip away my citizenship. I just really do not want to go back. So the choice feels easy. The thought of Canada kicking me out is far worse.