People who travel to another country to live, work or study for a period of time often suffer badly from homesickness. Why is it? What are the best ways to reduce this problem?

Becoming homesick is one of the major concerns of those who would want to go abroad for living, work or continue their

further

studies. There are some compelling reasons why

this

is happening;

however

, given appropriate measures are adopted, it will be reduced to a great extent. Turning to reasons, there are two main ones which will lead to becoming homesick.

Firstly

, since these

people

have no family by their side, they have no support for them when they leave their home country.

This

means whenever they feel lonely, there is no one to rely on and open up face to face. Another significant factor is the culture shock that they suffer from. Take an Indian worker who has migrated to the US recently ,

for instance

, he should be able to communicate properly with a variety of

people

having different cultures and

also

speaking another language.

This

situation exacerbates when they have low self-esteem and weak interpersonal skills, resulting in fewer

people

around them to spend time with.

This

problem will be dealt with only if these

people

take a few actions. In order to find a way to have support, they can possibly try making new friends so that they will be able to keep in touch with them once in a

while

and exchange some news.

This

in turn will assist them to alleviate the sense of loneliness they suffer.

Moreover

, by using online platforms

such

as WhatsApp, Instagram or Google Meet, they can easily manage to call their loved ones on a regular basis. By doing

this

, their self-esteem will be improved and chances are higher for them to succeed in their academic or working life.

To conclude

,

although

it is true that homesickness has some troubling effects on

people

, it still could be manageable if they socialise with new

people

and contact their families oftentimes.