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Need a hug.... Always feel so down after being away

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LifesTooShortYOLO · 29/10/2021 20:26

So we have just got home from a wonderful week away with my mum and in-laws.
Most people would think that's hell going away with parents but it's so nice for them to spend quality time with our DS and we all get in so well
Together having lots of fun and laughs.
I am a nightmare for coming home after a break away and just feeling down and emotional, I TRY my hardest to think I won't get sad this time but every time I get home and we all go back to our own homes and routines I feel really emotional and sad.
I think tonight I realised that when I come home, I miss not spending time with my mum who I see once a week when I'm home but I love that she spends time with me and DH and DS and we get to do things we don't at home.
I just seem to look through all of our photos of the week and get choked up.
I go over everything we did in my head and then get emotional if I unpack something and it reminds me of something we did on our break.
I probably sounds ridiculous 🥺
I would like to know some coping strategies or things to think/try to get over my feelings when I get home please?

OP posts:
stripetop · 29/10/2021 20:34

Sending a hug.

Yes I understand, not so much with mum but with family. Dh is a tenant farmer. We get two separate weeks a year. Total. I mean no weekends, no nothing. So it's precious.

I plan for months, have a holiday box stacked with treats, and feel very sad at the end.

To be honest the only thing that helps is getting searching for the next one. The planning, finding the perfect place etc.

ThePoisonousMushroom · 29/10/2021 20:39

Ah I feel you OP. Most of our family are abroad so when we get to spend time with them (rarely over the past 2 years!) I feel very emotional when it ends. We had a week with the in laws a few weeks ago and I was gutted when they had to fly back.
I think planning the next trip is the best way to deal with it.

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