BUHAY

DORMER

Youve waited for the PSHS Competitive Exam

Results. And you made it. You looked forward to
getting out of the house and finally being on your
own. Meeting new friends, living in a new place,
and learning new things sounded so exciting
until you got here

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING DO YOU

EXPERIENCE?
Depressed feelings
Anxiety
Sadness
Headaches, stomachache, mild fever
Loss of appetite
Difficulty in sleeping
Cries easily when remembers family
Calls parents often
Cries at night
Pretends that everything is ok

YOURE HOMESICK
And believe or not, you are
not alone. Many PSHS
students find themselves
craving home-cooked meals
and longing for grade school
friends.

WHY?

WHY DO WE EXPERIENCE
HOMESICKNESS?
Individuals have different levels of tolerance
to change and have learned different ways
of coping with new situations.
In a familiar place, people generally feel accepted and
secure and are therefore able to function and meet
challenges successfully.
Away from the familiar, they are without their usual sources
of support, and in unfamiliar surroundings, their tried and
tested methods of coping and working are challenged;
failure looms large and self-esteem and confidence drops.

Tasks which would normally have been taken in ones

stride, can suddenly seem quite a challenge, or even feel
impossible.
Familiar surroundings, people, and routines provide
people with a sense of security and comfort
Its not surprising that
homesickness occurs
especially during
freshman year. You
leave your home life
a situation in which you
find comfort, a place where
you already belong.

Then you enter High School life

where YOU are just as unknown
as the PLACE around you.

GROUP ACTIVITY
1. Group yourselves into 4.
2. Discuss the following among yourselves:
a. What do you miss about your home?
b. What do you like about the dorm?
c. What similarities do they share?
d. What advice can you give to those who also feel
homesick?
3. Collate your answers on a piece of paper.

TIPS TO OVERCOME
HOMESICKNESS
1. Admit that you feel homesick at
times.
2. Know that it is a temporary feeling
that disappears over time.
3. Take time to share your feelings of
homesickness with your friends and
room mates. Cry if you want to.
4. Be with people as often as possible
and build new relationships.
5. Keep in good contact with the
people you have left behind.

TIPS TO OVERCOME
HOMESICKNESS
6. Take care of your health.
7. Get involved with extra-curricular
activities.
8. Check out the reasons why you
want to stay.
9. Give yourself time to adjust.
10. Bring something that reminds you
of home.
11. Keep a journal.
12. Empathize with others.

SUPPORT GROUP
Dorm mates, Dorm volunteers, Big sisters (main dorm), and friends

The support group is there to listen

to your sharing and to help you feel
comfortable in the dorm. While your
peers provide comfort, the upper
batches and adults will give you
advice on how to cope with certain
stresses because they have already
gone through the process that you are experiencing. Whether
its just homesickness, academics, relationships, and others,
they are willing to help you. All you have to do is be willing to be
helped.