Thanks for the links. I do look forward to lots of other things, it is just the feeling of being away from my parents seems to cause me a lot of anxiety. When I was a student in the UK, the first night alone I almost had a nervous breakdown since it was the first time that I was alone, and it was out of the country. Several times after, especially after returning to the UK from visiting family during the holidays I also came close to nervous breakdowns.

I think that also homesickness must have played a role. Being in a new place away from family, plus the nervousness of having to do daily tasks on one's own.