Homesickness is a tricky beast. It's not exactly a medical ailment, but it can certainly manifest in ways that translate into physical distress. If you find yourself upset, anxious, and distracted because you're far away from your home, you may be homesick. While it's abstract in the general sense, it can actually have a very significant effect on both your physical and mental health — and those symptoms can take their toll.

The pangs of longing can impact you so viscerally, in fact, that they may overwhelm your life. A 2018 study published in Emotion found that up to 70% of university students experience homesickness. It's not just students who can feel the weight of this emotion, though. People who move to a new city or country for work, people who serve in the military, and even peo

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