(Sorry for the long post but I really wanted to express my feelings and I hope the GIFS match what I'm trying to say. I hope we can keep this topic respectful and try to understand one another)

 

Please don't call this topic pessimistic there's nothing wrong with expressing someone's feelings)

 

It's not really anything new for me to experience I have gone through it many times before but this time I around I feel it more than I have before. Just to name it (post-vacation blues is when you feel the mood of being sad and depressed after coming home from a pleasant experience) Everyone goes through it some time in their lives and it's nothing wrong with it. But the side effect that it can cause can be very affecting.

 

First off I really dislike to have the feeling of being insecure and regretful the day before I leave my comfort zone (you know the night before flying, taking the train or etc). Whenever I leave my country and explores new locations I get out from my shy shell. I feel that whenever I'm on a vacation or a quest somewhere outside from my country I grow as person and learns to adapt to new settings. Having that feeling when you realize that your on an adventure and do stuff you usually didn't do is like a spark that makes you really appreciate your surroundings and life itself. But then when the vacation or quest is over and you haft to return, everything fades away that felt different and all that remains is the memories

Many realizes by this time that their lives are repetitive. You'll eat the same breakfast, Go to work with the same outfit. Almost all people on the buss sit with their phones and ignores any type of social communication. That's when I realize that the life I live is really boring and bland. I learn nothing from it and I only become more and more of an introvert than anything else. 

 

This vacation started out with very low expectations due to the fact that I didn't want to leave my comfort zone. Then after the first 2 days on the vacation I started to adapt and learn from my new setting. My introverted personality started to fade and I was starting to enjoy myself. However this is where everything changed. While being away I had searched up archery lessons. I had always wanted to try out archery as a sport but never really have had the chance before. So I tried it out and it turned out to be a really fun sport that I enjoyed. It was all thanks to the instructor of the class. He made me feel comfortable and confident in myself. I kept attending his classes during the week and then we really started to connect as very close friends. This was a very new type of experience for me cause usually I never meet any real friends or down to earth people when I'm away that I really connect with. For the entire week he kept remembering my name and he always wanted to talk to me. We approached one another as brothers Instead of any kind individual. Whenever he was around I was having fun and never showed any sign of being shy, only enjoying myself. How could a person I just met for a week turn out to be so important for me. Why did we treat one another as brothers? Had it been for my long desire of having an older brother that this really got to me.

 

If it wouldn't have been for him then my vacation wouldn't have been so special. So it came to me that the morning when I would leave, I felt very shattered on the inside. Leaving the place and brining out my suitcase had me feeling very sad. As I climbed on the bus for the airport I could see the archery house. I just wanted to run over and write a note of how fun and memorable my time had been. As the bus drove away I started to really mess with my emotions and tears started to fall I was really sad and this kept going all the way until I had arrived at home. Coming back to my country I could see the different contrast between an exciting life and a boring one. I had no interest in visiting my home I just wanted to jump on a plane and fly somewhere else. Keep exploring and do new stuff. The next morning I couldn't stop feeling sad and empty on the inside. I really missed my friend.

 

Right now I'm still feeling a bit sad but I'm doing better. This is why I really don't like to go through post-vacation blues cause it can really make your mood change drastically. This time around post-vacation blues really got to me due to this time around I found and made a really close friend. This never happens to me in real life, sure we kept the contact on social media but that can't replace what it feels like to meet someone in real life outside from the screen. 

 

Have you gone through post-vacation blues?

Edited August 1, 20169 yr by IwasBornAsVentus

I think it is very normal to go through post-vacation blues.  I do almost every time I am on vacation or doing something that I enjoy, so much so that I start to get the blues during the end of my vacation!

 

For me it's important to remember that there will always be future vacations to look forward to, and remember that the great time you had is entirely doable again in your lifetime.  Sometimes getting away, for me, reminds me of all the things that I dislike in my life, so instead of getting depressed I try to reflect upon what I can actively change in my everyday life to better suit what I want and what makes me happy.  You had mentioned that your life is dull; is there any activities that you could partake in at home?  Perhaps you can enroll in archery lessons, or some other extra-curricular activities that you enjoy, or maybe you can try taking the bus more often.

 

It's always a very fun and exciting time to be on vacation, and it is never fun or easy to return to the mundane everyday life.  Believe me, I know and have been there, but knowing ahead of time that your vacation was fun and things will return to the way that they were will better prepare you for returning to everyday life and not being struck by the "blues" quite so hard.

 

It was good to hear you share your experience.  It'll get better, so hang in there, and start planning your next vacation!

I think it is very normal to go through post-vacation blues.  I do almost every time I am on vacation or doing something that I enjoy, so much so that I start to get the blues during the end of my vacation!

 

For me it's important to remember that there will always be future vacations to look forward to, and remember that the great time you had is entirely doable again in your lifetime.  Sometimes getting away, for me, reminds me of all the things that I dislike in my life, so instead of getting depressed I try to reflect upon what I can actively change in my everyday life to better suit what I want and what makes me happy.  You had mentioned that your life is dull; is there any activities that you could partake in at home?  Perhaps you can enroll in archery lessons, or some other extra-curricular activities that you enjoy, or maybe you can try taking the bus more often.

 

It's always a very fun and exciting time to be on vacation, and it is never fun or easy to return to the mundane everyday life.  Believe me, I know and have been there, but knowing ahead of time that your vacation was fun and things will return to the way that they were will better prepare you for returning to everyday life and not being struck by the "blues" quite so hard.

 

It was good to hear you share your experience.  It'll get better, so hang in there, and start planning your next vacation!

Thanks for your uplifting response  . I am taking opportunities now for every day that will pass cause I know it's better to do more than less. Yeah well I will be moving in September so I only have 1 and a half months left until I will be sitting on plane again. I have searched up archery activities nearby but they won't start until early September so I will only have like 2 weeks to participate before moving. I don't really like to take the bus anymore cause there is almost never anyone that wants to communicate. Whenever you look at someone or try to communicate it feels very awkward and I don't like to be around what brings down the mood. I like to walk in the big woods instead cause there I can feel the fresh air and look at sweet nature. In almost 2 months I will head out again and see a new world. 

 

I just can't help the fact that I miss my friend.

Well friend, I can more or less relate to you on your situation!  One thing I can draw a parallel to is when I went to Comic-Con, both last year and this year! The times I went there, I got to experience new things, and interact with new people, see amazing sights that aren't every day sights, ya know?  Seeing so many friends, family, couples, older people and the like cosplaying, the fact that our universal love of anime, video games, comic books and such brought us all together is a magical and priceless feeling!  Everyone at the convention was an amazing, humble person, and it just goes to show how we as people are some of the most humblest people around, ya know?  So getting back home to my normal life after those events definitely took a little bit to adjust to, because well, one doesn't experience this type of thing all the time, so I get what you're feeling!

 

With time, though, that feeling shakes off, and well, one becomes willing to welcome any sort of crazy adventure that comes one's way, ya know? I'm sure you'll be able to embark on many adventures and grow as a person, and make many lifelong friends!  Of this I'm sure, so don't lose heart, friend!