{"id":1988,"date":"2017-10-23T14:14:25","date_gmt":"2017-10-23T14:14:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bellhopblog.com\/blog\/?p=1988"},"modified":"2022-02-02T21:44:04","modified_gmt":"2022-02-02T21:44:04","slug":"relocation-depression","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.getbellhops.com\/blog\/relocation-depression\/","title":{"rendered":"Overcoming Relocation Depression"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_38 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Jump Ahead To: <\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.getbellhops.com\/blog\/relocation-depression\/#Dealing_with_and_Overcoming_Relocation_Depression\" title=\"Dealing with and Overcoming Relocation Depression\">Dealing with and Overcoming Relocation Depression<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.getbellhops.com\/blog\/relocation-depression\/#Relocation_Depression_Symptoms\" title=\"Relocation Depression Symptoms\">Relocation Depression Symptoms<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.getbellhops.com\/blog\/relocation-depression\/#How_to_Combat_Depression\" title=\"How to Combat Depression\">How to Combat Depression<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.getbellhops.com\/blog\/relocation-depression\/#Overcoming_Depression_After_Moving\" title=\"Overcoming Depression After Moving\">Overcoming Depression After Moving<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThere are wounds that never show on the body that are deeper and more hurtful than anything that bleeds.\u201d \u2013\u2013 Laurell K. Hamilton Jane had had the blues before, but she recognized this as something else entirely. More intense, more pervasive, more threatening. Jane felt as if all the color had been drained out of the world. Within her <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">frame of mind<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, her thoughts felt cold, slow, and distant, somehow. She felt guilty for no reason, and she felt a blankness where she once felt a sense of purpose and excitement. She crawled through her days to crawl into bed and rose to greet mornings that felt more like unwelcome visitors than anything resembling an opportunity. She was wearing thin and she knew it.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What was happening to her? She didn&#8217;t necessarily feel \u201csad.\u201d Sadness was a part of it, sure, but this thing felt more complex. If sadness was a paper cut, this was losing the whole finger.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jane was right. She wasn&#8217;t just struggling with sadness. She was now experiencing her first bout of real-life depression, which, as it turns out, is a lot more than just a fancy word for feeling sad. What triggered this? It turns out, it was moving. Jane was suffering from what is known as \u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">relocation depression<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u201d Just a couple months prior, Jane was chomping at the bit at the thought of <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"\/tx\/austin\/movers\/\"   title=\"moving to Austin\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">moving to Austin<\/a> to start her career at a small technology startup. She got excited just thinking about moving to that new <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">destination town<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, into a new <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">living space<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, being in a <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">brand-new environment<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, meeting cool people and creating a completely new life for herself.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, why was she feeling so off?<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11390 size-full lazyload\" title=\"Overcoming Relocation Depression Bellhop Blog\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"Overcoming Relocation Depression Bellhop Blog\" width=\"1470\" height=\"980\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1470px) 100vw, 1470px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.getbellhops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/depression.jpeg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bellhopblog.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/depression.jpeg 1470w, https:\/\/www.bellhopblog.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/depression-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.bellhopblog.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/depression-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bellhopblog.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/depression-768x512.jpeg 768w\"><\/p>\r\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Dealing_with_and_Overcoming_Relocation_Depression\"><\/span><b>Dealing with and Overcoming <\/b><b>Relocation Depression<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Depression after moving is an all too common side-effect of relocation. Even the most gung-ho of movers are not invulnerable to this lurking beast. Unfortunately,<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/health\/health-news\/one-6-americans-take-antidepressants-other-psychiatric-drugs-n695141\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">many people today are intimately familiar with the symptoms of depression<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> . For those who have never felt its icy claws, the American Psychological Association describes it as \u201cA mood disorder that causes a deep sadness in its sufferer.\u201d But, as we saw in Jane&#8217;s case, it is often more complex than just a <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">feeling of sadness<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With all that said, depression and, more specifically, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">relocation depression<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, doesn&#8217;t feel the same for everyone. Maybe you&#8217;re reading this and thinking, \u201cYou know, I feel sad after moving, but Jane&#8217;s experience doesn&#8217;t quite resonate with me.\u201d Maybe Jane&#8217;s experience matches your own perfectly. Maybe you&#8217;re still not exactly sure what you&#8217;re feeling.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That&#8217;s okay. Keep reading.<\/span><\/p><div class=\"getbe-middle\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"getbe-1018547463\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.getbellhops.com\/book\/service\/\" aria-label=\"The Better Way to Move\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"The Better Way to Move\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" width=\"600\" height=\"160\" style=\" max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bellhopblog.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/600x160.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bellhopblog.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/600x160.png 600w, https:\/\/www.bellhopblog.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/600x160-300x80.png 300w\"><\/a><\/div>\r\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Relocation_Depression_Symptoms\"><\/span><b>Relocation Depression Symptoms<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lack of interest and pleasure in <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">daily activities<\/span><\/li>\r\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Significant amounts of <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">weight loss<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or weight gain<\/span><\/li>\r\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Extreme insomnia or <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">excessive sleep<\/span><\/li>\r\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Feeling lethargic and having a <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">lack of energy<\/span><\/li>\r\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Having either difficulty or an inability to concentrate<\/span><\/li>\r\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Experiencing feelings of worthlessness or excessive guilt<\/span><\/li>\r\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A shorter fuse; getting angrier quicker in normal <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">daily life<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> situations<\/span><\/li>\r\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An increase in alcohol and drug consumption<\/span><\/li>\r\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Excessive time<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> spent watching television and scrolling through social media<\/span><\/li>\r\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unwillingness to leave the house<\/span><\/li>\r\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No desire to socialize or meet new people<\/span><\/li>\r\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lower interest in sex, or <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">lack of desire<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Combat_Depression\"><\/span><b>How to Combat Depression<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let&#8217;s talk about how to overcome feelings of depression after moving. Depending on how intense it is, you may be able to work through this one on your own with some of the tips we&#8217;ve listed below.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, if you&#8217;ve experienced more than 5 of the symptoms listed above in the same two-week period, we recommend you reach out to someone. Counseling and\/or medication could work wonders for you. Or, if you don&#8217;t feel ready to sit down with a counselor, check out 7cups, an online therapy and counseling resource But let&#8217;s say you&#8217;re somewhere in the middle. You don&#8217;t think you need to seek professional help, but you&#8217;re definitely suffering from more than just the blues. In that case, here are a few helpful hints that individuals affected by depression have used to overcome this <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">enormous challenge<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the past:<\/span><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Get some exercise every day. Multiple studies have confirmed that, when it comes to treating depression, aerobic exercise is just as effective, if not more effective, than taking antidepressants . Now, we realize that when you are depressed, often the last thing that you want to do is go outside and push yourself. So start out with baby steps. Maybe just three 5 minute walks throughout the day, and then as you start to feel better, try walking around your neighborhood, and then around the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">entire town<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. As you start moving more, you&#8217;ll start feeling better, which, hopefully, should make it easier to work out. It&#8217;s a virtuous cycle.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay connected with people. When you&#8217;re missing loved ones and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">long-time friends<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> miles away, you may be feeling isolated, due to not being around <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">familiar spaces, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and experience a <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">feeling of homesickness<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Depression after moving to a new city is often caused by the simple fact that you don&#8217;t have a social network in that new city. A great way to mitigate this feeling of loneliness is to get yourself out of the house and meet new people . The quicker you can build a supportive friend group and start to develop <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">meaningful relationships <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in the new city you are in, the quicker you can overcome <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">relocation depression<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Also, don&#8217;t be afraid to call up old friends or family. They love you. If you&#8217;re having a hard time, reach out. They would love to talk.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Expose yourself to new experiences. Feelings of loneliness and depression can leave your life feeling mundane and monotonous. Overcoming <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">relocation depression<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> can be as easy as exposing yourself to new and exciting experiences\u2013\u2013live music, trail runs, museums, new restaurants, joining a <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">book club<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, etc. It&#8217;s tougher to feel depressed when you are constantly on the go, seeing new things and experiencing new feelings. Again, we recognize that when you&#8217;re depressed, this sounds like the last thing you want to do, so we recommend you start out slow. Maybe it&#8217;s just one new experience or <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">fun activity<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a month. See how that works for you then go from there. Baby steps.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cut back on alcohol and caffeine consumption. While you may be quite the fan of those vanilla lattes and\/or Whiskey + Cokes\u2026 alcohol and caffeine are anything but tasty for your <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">relocation depression<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Alcohol is a depressant (so obviously not great for someone struggling with depression). And, caffeine is a stimulant\u2013\u2013 and what goes up must come down. A strong caffeine buzz can lead to a monstrous crash.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eat healthier. You are aware of the age-old saying\u2013\u2013 you are what you eat. Well, there is actually some truth to it. What you put into your body has a huge impact on your brain and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mental mind frame<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. While depressed, you may experience various <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">amounts of time eating<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> constantly. Take a look at<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.webmd.com\/depression\/guide\/diet-recovery#1\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this link<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to see what a good diet for overcoming depression looks like. If you are a little bit strapped for time, it&#8217;s basically veggies, fruits, whole grains, and healthy fats.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Try getting less sleep. Okay, this one is a little weird. While this may seem counter-intuitive, numerous studies have suggested that<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/alicegwalton\/2017\/09\/24\/sleep-deprivation-may-treat-depression-but-would-it-ever-be-prescribed\/#3647e99d6f16\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sleep deprivation may be an effective antidepressant.<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The neuroscience is a little complicated, but if you&#8217;re interested, do a little googling. Oftentimes, depressed individuals will spend more <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">hours in sleep<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, potentially worsening their depression. Try getting a little less sleep and see what happens.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Overcoming_Depression_After_Moving\"><\/span><b>Overcoming Depression After Moving<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We would like to end this article by saying, once again, that while a little bit of depression and sadness is completely natural after a big move, thoughts of harming yourself are not. The Bellhop team cares about you and your well-being, but we are by no means experts on the subject of depression. Please be sure to seek out <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mental health professional<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> if your depression gets worse.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lastly, cut yourself some slack. Moving is a huge change of pace. It&#8217;s a big decision, and moving is extremely <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"\/blog\/moving-stress\/\"   title=\"stressful\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">stressful<\/a> . While it is wonderfully rewarding once you get all settled in, having a couple weeks or even a month of feeling down in the dumps is okay. In other words, don&#8217;t beat yourself up about it.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Next time you are feeling out of sorts, take a look at the list above. Which one of these things can you do to help you <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">fight against relocation depression<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and get you feeling back to your normal self?<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our biggest advice, though? Hold on. Patience is your friend here. It will get better, we promise. 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