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Date Posted: 13:14:33 11/06/06 Mon
Author: Joanne Kudla
Subject: Re: Leaving Home For The First Time Is Scary?"
In reply to: Renata Pessoa da Silva 's message, "Leaving Home For The First Time Is Scary?"" on 12:13:31 11/05/06 Sun

My only experience in leaving my home is moving into the dorms here at Wayne State. Before coming to college I was a very family oriented person; my family always gotten together on Sundays to spend time together. Leaving for the first time was quite stressful. I did not know how much I would see my family or if I would make any new friends. The friends that I have made here are amazing. Although they do not take the place of my family, they definitely help to ease the pain of not seeing my family so often. I believe that leaving for college was a great step for me to take. I agree with you that it is good to learn how to be independent. Although the transition can be rough, it will most definitely be beneficial in the long run.

Joanne Kudla




>Question:
>Leaving Home For The First Time Is Scary?"
>I will be moving into my first place here in about 3
>weeks. I am really upset about leaving home. I think I
>suffer from some sort of Attachment disorder. I don't
>feel like my life will be nothing when I move out or
>anything. I just feel like I need to be at home to be
>happy. I am scared at the thought of being upset at my
>new place. I'm totally excited on one hand and then on
>the flip side I don't want to go through this. I need
>some help.
>
>Answer:
>
>Hello,
>It’s normal to feel like that when you have to leave
>your home. I moved to the biggest city of Brazil (São
>Paulo) to live by myself when I was 16. I cannot say
>it was easy, but the experiences I went through made
>me stronger and were very important to my adult life.
>I have always been close to my family as you seem to
>be. Living far from them was painful, but necessary
>for my independence. You will make friends in this new
>place you are going to, and they will certainly help
>not to feel lonely. It’s always good to try to find
>different things to do to keep yourself busy so that
>you don’t think about the people and things you left
>all the time. I can tell you that although it’s
>uncomfortable to live far from your family, you will
>eventually get used to your new life, and learn to
>enjoy it.
>
>Renata Pessoa

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