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homesick and uni

hey,ive just started university and im quite a distance from home. im really really close to my family and i havent been away from them for so long. im feeling really nauseous and vomitting and ive totally lost my appetite :frown:

its not that im not enjoying myself its just i literally cant eat! its so fustrating and i really hope it gets better :frown:

Reply 1

britishseapower

you should be ok after a few days, I couldn't sleep properly for a couple days after returning to uni after christmas and I put it down to home sickness but I was fine after a while, as long as you can keep ureself occupied and ure not too lonely at uni then you should be alright, boredom and loneliness are the main killers though, especially if your homesick. If things don't change though, I would recommend seeing a Doctor or a counsellor or something.

Reply 2

Little Girl Red

I think you should go to the doctor, because you might actually have a stomach infection. For nausea, you can buy tablets over the counter (I have to take them all the time for my dodgy stomach) which really help and take away the sickness. Make sure that you're getting enough sleep.
I know it's really difficult, but you just have to get stuck in and start trying hard to enjoy yourself. Nobody tells you before you leave just how difficult it is at first, but let me reassure you that you are not alone in feeling this way.
If you're awake in the night and can't sleep, try Nightline - it's a national organisation, with a free centre at each uni. You can chat to them and they will help to reassure you.
Try to get to know the people on your corridor, just by going out with them, chatting in their rooms, watching DVDs etc. It will get easier and easier as time goes by, I promise.