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To feel like I want to go home, even though I'm already at home?

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WantToGoHomee · 21/12/2023 12:22

I'm in my 20s still living with parents, with all of my siblings and my family dog. I'm at home, the same home that I've lived in my entire life. Yet I find myself saying to myself 'I want to go home' even when I'm sitting at home. Does anyone else experience this? There's this sad, mournful longing for 'home', but I'm already at home?

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Spinet · 21/12/2023 12:34

It's a feature of being an adult unfortunately. However sometimes you can confuse it with thirst and a big drink of water will sort you out.

Roseyposeypie · 21/12/2023 12:33

I often have this feeling too. The Welsh actually have a word for it - hiraeth - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiraeth

Hiraeth - Wikipedia

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiraeth

hulahoopqueen · 21/12/2023 12:33

Yanbu at all.
We recently left our rented property (owners sold up) and we moved in with my parents briefly while our sale went through. Their house was always "home", but as a PP said, that feeling of wanting your own space that you've made into a home, is a very real feeling.

Catlord · 21/12/2023 12:31

Could it be that you're starting to want your own space now?

StoodySmithereens · 21/12/2023 12:28

I’ve always wished I was somewhere else.

MissyB1 · 21/12/2023 12:27

Yep I’ve been searching and yearning for “home” for a few years now. It’s a state of anxiety or discomfort I think.

Whyhellodaffodil · 21/12/2023 12:25

I find myself saying it too, mostly if I’m overwhelmed or stressed. Quite often I am home and it’s not a longing for my childhood home, more a ‘stop the world I want to get off’ plea!

missedtherainbow · 21/12/2023 12:23

It’s something I say quite often, not really sure why but just a feeling I get. Your not alone.