As the title, I relocated to Switzerland 10 months ago.
In the beginning I had the usual normal anxieties of moving away from home for the first time. However as time went by, adapting to living in Switzerland became harder for me.
I feel a bit defeated because Switzerland is a beautiful place and there are so many good things I love about it, but I just cannot seem to be happy 😔 winter is now here and I feel a bit worse.
I am thinking of moving back to my home country. The thought of being back around my family, the things I love to do, my old friends is making me want to go back more and more. I had an easy life but my salary was not the best hence why I wanted to move.
Is it normal to regret? I am very disappointed in myself for feeling like giving up and going back. But I have been quite depressed for the last 7 months.
When I said the words out loud that I want to go back home I felt a huge sense of relief…however I am still hesitant to lose the opportunity to live here.
I am welcoming any advice you can share. Thank you everyone.
Well I would say most of the stuff you say are really relatable. It is hard to answer but I understand how you feel.
If I was in your case, I would still give it some more time. Maybe a year more or 6 months. I do believe it can change and it is still early to judge.
But also sometimes you just know. My friend for example left a country he dreamed of after staying there for 3 months. He hesitated at first but doesn’t regret it now and is really happy.
Life is short and if you know you are unhappy you shouldn’t spend much more time there just because of the opportunities. But at the same time it is important to stay and understand why this feelings are there.
Try to understand what is making you sad, what do you like vs don’t like. Try to question everything and understand your expectations. Then you can evaluate whether if its worth trying out more or not. Those kind of evaluations also happen by time and experience so that’s why I said give it some more time. Switzerland is a HARD country to integrate to, but some stuff are possible. Is it the loneliness, language, culture, something else etc. try to understand what is making you feel this way and then evaluate leaving vs. staying.