The nostalgic feeling during one of the November night accidentally brought me to this forum. After coming to Canada, I have been getting frequent such attacks. Back home, I rarely got such attacks.
Today I got an email from somebody advising me to go for Eid prayer tommorrow. By viewing the email I.D. of that stranger, I gradually started getting nostalgic feeling. I am well into it while writing these lines.
I want to know the pychological basis of it and how to get rid of it. Is it that all the newcomers go over such period of frequent nostalgic attacks?
It's not homesickness. It's not related to my home. Of course homesickness also gives similar feelings but is much more intense than nostalgic feeling.
I used to get nostalgic feeling at home too but very rarely.
If you recently moved to Canada, that may well be the reason for your nostalgia. Not yet being as familiar with the people and environment as back home may explain why you ponder past events, or even anything desi that's associated with home, with fondness.
It's not an anxiety. It's a feeling of a void in life which sometimes crop up. Let me explain you one incidence of a Sikh guy working with me in my former company in south India. He went all out to get a transfer to New Delhi. He was going to loose financially and his promotion too would get delayed because of this transfer. When I asked him why he was leaving, then he told me he cannot live here and he doesn't care about money or positions. He wanted to live where his own people lived (Sikh). This is not a homesickness since he was married and was living with his wife. But he was not happy living among aliens.
sal: bhai jaan u gotta start hanging out more often with ur hommies and goto movies, sheesha, social activities or just start some flings etc...just make life more excitement! ;) u get the picture?
I believe what you are feeling is not nostalgia but the need to be in your own culture/people/settings. Not exactly homesickness but a feeling of familiarity.
Today I got an email from somebody advising me to go for Eid prayer tommorrow. By viewing the email I.D. of that stranger, I gradually started getting nostalgic feeling. I am well into it while writing these lines.
I want to know the pychological basis of it and how to get rid of it. Is it that all the newcomers go over such period of frequent nostalgic attacks?
Why do you want to get rid of it? There is nothing wrong with feeling nostalgic. You, like every other human being, have some emotional needs that need to be fulfilled. Find an inlet/outlet and experience those moments with old/new friends and cherish every minute of it.
Accept what you are feeling, experience it, and when it passes be grateful for the experiences.