How to Adjust to Moving

Pull up a list of life's most stressful events and moving is always there, front and center, sharing the anxiety-inducing limelight with things like job loss, divorce and financial setbacks. Whether you're moving around the block or to your dream locale, moving doesn't discriminate. To one degree or another, no one escapes unscathed when it comes to the upheaval of moving. But you've survived the physical move. You've unpacked, hung some pictures but you're feeling like a fish out of water. So now what?

Instructions

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  Take care of yourself. Eat well, get enough sleep and pamper yourself in other areas if you have the means to do so. Taking a walk is not only good for you physically and mentally, but is free and will also help you get acclimated to your new neighborhood.

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  Embrace change. Take any of the fear-provoking thoughts you may be having, such as questioning the move, and find positive outcomes. Moving to a new locale will allow you to have fun discovering new people, places and things.

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  Lower your expectations. Expecting too much from a place can set you up for potential disappointment. Don't compare your new environment to your old one. Some things will be better, some won't. Some neighbors will be friendlier than others. It's not being negative, either. Lowering your expectations opens yourself up to being pleasantly surprised.

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  Network, network, network. Visit social networking sites that highlight local events. Attend these events to meet new people. Join a club related to your interests. You'll meet like-minded people. Visit the local library. Don't be shy about talking with someone at the reference desk and telling them you're new to the area.

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  Pat yourself on the back. Whether out of necessity or by choice, you took the necessary steps and made the move. That's no small feat. It takes courage and determination to pack up, move and tackle a new phase in your life. Congratulate yourself for your accomplishment.