Novelty wears off
Escape and withdrawal
Don’t accept invitations
Increase in sleep
Anxiety
Resistance to adjustment
Reacting to things or noticing how
home doesn’t measure up (Storti)
Critical of home country (Storti)
Mood swings
Idealizing time abroad
See how your changes now set you apart
Feel misunderstood and/or alienated
Unsure you should have come home
Back
Tired
Lower immune resistance
Loss of appetite or binge eating
Overwhelmed with responsibilities of starting over
Numb
Miss speaking your foreign language
Pace of life
Feeling of helplessness (Brown/Montemurro)
Restlessness
Reverse homesickness
Boredom
Inability to focus
Uncertainty and confusion
