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Do you ever feel like you just don't belong in your own home?

I moved out of my family's house about two years ago. Since then, I haven't really felt at home in my apartment. Like, all my stuff is there, I spend just about every night there, it's my registered mailing address, and everything, but it just doesn't feel like I live there. And when I visit the old house, I don't really feel like I belong there either.

When I was a kid, my dad was military, so we moved about every two years. I'm used to moving by now. But even in that short amount of time, each of those places felt like home to me. Now, I just struggle to feel comfortable anywhere. It's like I'm just a nomad waiting to move on to the next site. Or a person who is eternally crashing on someone else's couch, despite the fact that it's my couch and I pay the rent on the place.

Has anyone else ever experienced this? Is there anything I can do to cope with it? I just feel lost, and I need to get my bearings again.
For the longest time I didnt feel at home at my parents house, living there and when I'd moved out but visited. My mom and I had a very, very bad relationship for years and I believe that's why. Didnt feel at home in my rented space either. Since leaving my home state this year I have moved around and spent so much time in hotels i got used to "wherever I lay my head is home" thing. My last place, as soon as I thought I was going to be there for a long time had an electrical fire. Now I'm staying with a preacher until my new apartment is ready next week. Just trying to relate a little with my story to how you're feeling and how I was the same way but am different now. Our stories are kind of opposite, I went from always being in the same place to constant change and am happier... Actually it may not be that I feel home wherever i lay my head, but that I'm so used to being uncomfortable in a space I'm comfortable. Fuck knows. Can't wait til my apartment is ready. Dont really have any advice but I hope in time you will develop more comfortable/confident feelings about where you reside. 馃尭
Home is where the heart is.
Notanymore36-40, M
Absolutely.....I lived in an apartment for over a year, it just felt like a long hotel stay. It definitely wasn't home. Now I live where I grew up, I don't feel like it's where I belong either. So I an to fix it up and sell it and keep moving until I find home
AnarchoMetalchic36-40
I did when I first moved out of my parent's house. I think that burning candles and hanging up pictures made it feel more homey to me. Just making it cozy really helped.
Reflection236-40, M
The one and only place where I belong

 
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