{"id":41553,"date":"2016-07-12T09:00:23","date_gmt":"2016-07-11T23:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lastminute.com.au\/vc\/blog\/?p=41553"},"modified":"2017-01-13T15:46:30","modified_gmt":"2017-01-13T05:46:30","slug":"6-emotional-stages-of-coming-home-from-holidays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lastminute.com.au\/vc\/blog\/6-emotional-stages-of-coming-home-from-holidays\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Emotional stages of coming home from holidays"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We all know coming home is the worst part about holidays. It\u2019s time to start packing and make your way home from your amazing holiday but do you know what you\u2019ll be going through? Here are the emotional stages of coming home from holidays (that I go through), good luck!<\/span><\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>Stage 1: Optimism<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The first stage of what is most definitely an emotional rollercoaster. This one isn\u2019t too bad, you\u2019re still on holiday so thats a good thing! You\u2019ll be looking back on what was an epic trip and start planning what you\u2019re going to do next time you\u2019re back, you\u2019ll have all these ideas that you want to do when you got back&#8230;the bathroom could do with a reno right? What about new gardens? and you\u2019ll be quite content and happy with what was yet another life changing holiday.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><script src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\" async=\"\" defer=\"defer\"><\/script><b>Stage 2: Denial<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ahhh&#8230;the denial stage. This is where you\u2019ll refuse to think about going back to work and the million emails that awaits you, the angry customers and the boring, non exotic lunches. You\u2019ll refuse to think about the long plane ride home and inevitably the plane food and snoring passengers. Definitely a step down from the first stage.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Stage 3: Anxiety<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You vaguely remember the bills you forgot to pay before you left for your ahhhmazing holiday and worry if the power will still be connected or if you\u2019ll have running water. You\u2019ll remember that you forgot to throw out the milk and ham from your fridge and panic about having to clean that out. Finally you\u2019ll remember that you actually have to make an effort to look good again for everyday, non-holiday life&#8230;how annoying!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\" async=\"\" defer=\"defer\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><b>Stage 4: Sadness<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reality hits you and you get mega sad when you realise you have to go back to following schedules again, paying for petrol (ugh, so expensive!) and ultimately losing your natural tan, even if it was a sunnies tan you will try and hold onto it as much as possible!<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Stage 5: Denial, part 2<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oh, here it is again! Here you will refuse to think about the mammoth task of unpacking your bags (went a little overboard shopping, did we?), doing aaaall of your washing and THEN having to iron it all. OMG It\u2019s so annoying right! This is why you refuse to think about it, it just makes your emotional state worse than it should be.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><script src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\" async=\"\" defer=\"defer\"><\/script><b>Stage 6: Optimism, part 2<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You\u2019re finally back on home soil and it\u2019s now time to turn your emotions around and get back to your happy self! Once you get back into the swing of your non-holiday life, you\u2019ll start to feel better. Here are some tips to help you:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Plan a coming home party!<br \/>\n &#8211; Start planning your next vacay immediately<br \/>\n &#8211; Make a photo book of your trip<\/p>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\" async=\"\" defer=\"defer\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><b><i>How soon after coming home did you book your next trip? 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