Is this normal??

[arlene]

We are returning to Perth this year after being back in the UK for 2 years. The visa process seems to be moving along quite quickly (I do appreciate this). But I feel a real mixture of fear and panic and occasionally excitement. Every night I wake up at 4 am and can't get back to sleep, i think about all the reasons for not going, close family. In the morning though i realise that I do want to go. I had an interview yesterday and got offered the job in the hospital I wanted so that is great but the whole thing is so scarey!!
I'm not sure if this is normal!
thanks Arlene

[creakybones]

Hi Arlene

Of course its normal to wonder if you are doing the right thing, I'm sure everyone has doubts at some point. You didn't say why you came back last time so my advise is going to be quite obvious. Make a list of all the pros and cons for going then really think about what you have written. As you have already been to Oz and come back you will have a better insight than most about whether the move is right for you. Listen to your head but do what your heart tells you!

All the best

Maria

[The Broughtons]

This sounds pretty normal to me!!!! I don't think I had a good night's sleep from the day we got the visa right up until we moved into our rental in Mornington (and that was a month after arriving in Australia.)

I would wake up in the middle of the night and think about things that needed to be done or things that I had managed to achieve and then I would spend ages thinking about the fact that I didn't want to think about the goodbyes (if that makes sense!)

As long as you keep waking up and thinking that you still want to get to Australia then everything will be fine. It's when you are wide awake and that feeling of not wanting to go at all doesn't go away it could become an issue.

Keep thinking of the positives and your reasons for wanting to come here. Yes the goodbyes are tough but they really aren't forever - I was very close to my family and I think I am fortunate enough to be even closer to them now. We cherish the time we spend online together and look forward to their visit to us in 19 months time.

Felicity