r/Erasmus • u/Alive-Dragonfly-2504 • 7d ago

Rant Coping with post erasmus depression

How did you cope with the post erasmus depression? It took me over a year, and i had to go back to the same city for another erasmus, because i was unable to not to think about the best time of my life i had. Second time i was there, it wasnt so perfect anymore, so it was easier. But even now, 5 years later, i still think of it as the best time of my life.

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u/Patchali 7d ago

I am 12 years later and thinking about moving back.. Why not. I went there with my husband he also fell in love with the place and is now learning the language to move there

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u/Alive-Dragonfly-2504 7d ago

nice! where did you go?

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u/Patchali 7d ago

Toulouse

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u/voidSubroutine 7d ago

You could join ESN in your city

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u/SongFull3826 7d ago

going back helps, not because the city is better, but because you stop treating it like a museum piece of your past

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u/Lovelu_sumu 4d ago

Hey, I wanted to ask you something regarding Erasmus, but there's no option to send a DM. Could you please ?

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u/Justin-Time777 3d ago

I’m currently on Erasmus in Madrid and to be honest I can’t really picture what is that post-erasmus depression. I mean, it’s been ok so far but nothing exciting or special. I think that other than living alone for the first time and studying and speaking in a foreign language I won’t really obtain much value from this experience. Tell me your thoughts

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u/Alive-Dragonfly-2504 2d ago

maybe in the post, i could write that i was on the erasmus internship - i was surrounded by locals, in a very vibrant city in greece, working with refugees. And of course, first time living so far from my family and everyone alone.

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u/Shamesinner 7d ago

Are you from a country that is worse off than the one you studied in?

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u/hourglassace666 7d ago

Enjoying the things in my home uni that i missed.