Homesickness

Painful longing for a familiar place or past.

Family Sadness
Valence negative
Arousal low activation
Intensity Moderate
Opposite Contentment

Painful longing for a familiar place or past. The body holds this signal first, often before the mind has named what is happening.

Where homesickness lives in the body

Chest
Tightness or warmth
Moderate
Head
Lightness
Quiet
Stomach
A gentle stir
Quiet

Related emotions

WistfulnessSadness familySaudadeUntranslatable familyLonelinessSadness familyContentmentThe opposite
A note on this entry: The data on this page (definition, body sensations, valence, arousal, related emotions) reflects a structured reference for homesickness. A full long-form entry is being added gradually. If you have research, a translation, or a body-mapping correction to suggest, please get in touch.