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Originally Posted by kasperb
Hello Guys,
I think a lot of us share the same feeling after returning from LOS.
I feel sort off depressed and want to go back to LOS as soon as possible.
I just came back three days ago from a three week holliday, and I was wondering what you guys are doing to make you feel a little bit "back in Phuket"? I'm just following this forum and some other site's related to Thailand. And watch my picture's off course...
I hope you've got some good idea's!
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Hi Kasperb,
You've got a bad case of Post-LOS Syndrome. This web site is about the best treatment for it. It is about communicating with others who have been or are in the same place as you. We have all felt the bad blues after tours. This forum is group therapy and we help each other get through the rough spots. When we read the posts from the guys over there now w/ pics of the BGs and keep up w/ local Phuket news, then we are living vicariously and get a little dose of the high that makes being there so great. It's like a contact high, if you know what I mean. No substitute for really being there, but better than nothing.
The first couple of weeks back home are the worst, and the whole first month is bad, but then you start to adjust as the mind-blowing contrast between the warmth, beauty, and sensuality of life in LOS and the stark cold reality of life in Farangland begins to fade. Getting used to sleeping alone again is the first step!!
Then you've got to learn to stop talking incessantly to your friends about how great LOS is, (and by insinuation, how much your homeland sucks). People will never understand what you are going through, and they think you are a bore. I have lost friends over this(who needs friends like that!). This is where the forum comes in handy. Tell us your stories. Share your thoughts and opinions with us. We understand. We care. We have the same kinds of feelings you do.
Finally, at the about the one month mark, if not before, you've got to put the pictures away. At first they are a consolation. But eventually, you are just torturing yourself to keep dwelling on the past.
Looking at the pictures brings back the pain of separation.
Time to look ahead. Time to start planning for your next trip. Time to share in the excitement of those who are there now or are soon to depart!!!!!
