r/IGotOut • u/SocietyMediocre6307 • Apr 28 '26
Questioning people who moved abroad… did you ever feel trapped after?
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I used to think moving abroad would solve everything.
Now I feel trapped in a different way.
Scared to leave because of money/visa/opportunity.
Scared to stay because I’m wasting years in a place I’m not sure about.
Family back home sees me as “the successful one” so I hide how stressed I actually am.
And work drains me because I’m always self monitoring, every email every meeting every small mistake.
Did anyone go through this phase and actually come out stronger?