# I'm home sick **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 5, 2013, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-home-sick/665369 "2013-08-05T05:31:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MIDWESTcowboy8312](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/958977/32.png) [@MIDWESTcowboy8312](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MIDWESTcowboy8312)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2013, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-home-sick/665369/1 "2013-08-05T05:31:56Z")
I’m tired of this life ( I’m not suicidal if you were wondering) I just feel like our true home is in the beyond…after we “die” . I want to return to source, go home to god, this life is wearing me out… ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2013, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-home-sick/665369/2 "2013-08-05T05:45:14Z")
Reported for forum change. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2013, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-home-sick/665369/3 "2013-08-05T05:56:32Z")
I think you’ll find most people on this board don’t believe in an afterlife, don’t believe in a God, and believe you will return to the ground when you die. Personally, I’ll tell you that there is no soul. There is no afterlife. There is nothing when you die, just as there was nothing before your birth. Be careful what you hope for. ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2013, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-home-sick/665369/4 "2013-08-05T06:50:56Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > I think you’ll find most people on this board don’t believe in an afterlife, don’t believe in a God, and believe you will return to the ground when you die. > > Personally, I’ll tell you that there is no soul. There is no afterlife. There is nothing when you die, just as there was nothing before your birth. Be careful what you hope for. Dude! Buzzkill. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2013, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-home-sick/665369/5 "2013-08-05T07:43:18Z")
Even assuming that there was an afterlife, you have no way of knowing if it’s better or worse than our present life. Possibly _much_ worse. There’s not much point in longing for something you know nothing about. ---
**Author:** ![Mijin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mijin/32/9369_2.png) [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2013, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-home-sick/665369/6 "2013-08-05T08:22:59Z")
I don’t think any current straight dope members claim to be posting from beyond the grave. That means either spirits don’t have access to this forum, or worse, are condemned to lurk forever. The grass is always greener on the other side. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2013, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-home-sick/665369/7 "2013-08-05T13:33:06Z")
People are just too much for you to face, huh? ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2013, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-home-sick/665369/8 "2013-08-05T13:34:46Z")
> [@Mijin](#): > > The grass is always greener on the other side. I think it’s greener on the top side. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2013, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-home-sick/665369/9 "2013-08-05T13:47:17Z")
> [@Mijin](#): > > I don’t think any current straight dope members claim to be posting from beyond the grave. But some of us are a lot closer than others. ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2013, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-home-sick/665369/10 "2013-08-05T13:56:24Z")
Moving this one to your new home, MPSIMS, not General Questions. **samclem** , moderator ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2013, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-home-sick/665369/11 "2013-08-05T14:16:09Z")
Are you homesick, or home, sick? ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2013, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-home-sick/665369/12 "2013-08-05T14:50:02Z")
Perhaps the Rothchilds are making you ill. ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2013, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-home-sick/665369/13 "2013-08-05T15:23:17Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > I think it’s greener on the top side. According to Erma Bombeck, it’s greener over the septic tank. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2013, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-home-sick/665369/14 "2013-08-05T15:25:05Z")
Hey, life is hard. Afterall, it kills you. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2013, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-home-sick/665369/15 "2013-08-05T16:36:12Z")
> [@Mijin](#): > > I don’t think any current straight dope members claim to be posting from beyond the grave. > That means either spirits don’t have access to this forum, or worse, are condemned to lurk forever. That’s what I’m worried about: after I’m dead, I’ll still be able to read the SDMB, but whenever I think of the perfect reply to something, I’ll have no way of posting it! For all I know, there’s a special Forum that can only be seen by deceased Dopers. ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2013, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-home-sick/665369/16 "2013-08-05T16:41:06Z")
> [@Yllaria](#): > > According to Erma Bombeck, it’s greener over the septic tank. And she’s right, too. Well, at least the grass is greener over where the septic tank drains. > [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > That’s what I’m worried about: after I’m dead, I’ll still be able to read the SDMB, but whenever I think of the perfect reply to something, I’ll have no way of posting it! > > For all I know, there’s a special Forum that can only be seen by deceased Dopers. Truly a Hell. As for that sort of forum, no, we don’t have one of those. The best we have is sort of a housekeeping forum, where we shovel all the piles of spam. ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2013, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-home-sick/665369/17 "2013-08-05T16:51:21Z")
> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > That’s what I’m worried about: after I’m dead, I’ll still be able to read the SDMB, but whenever I think of the perfect reply to something, I’ll have no way of posting it! > > For all I know, there’s a special Forum that can only be seen by deceased Dopers. Lekatt moderates that forum - its all happy and full of love. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2013, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-home-sick/665369/18 "2013-08-05T18:46:58Z")
If the OP is not just a drive-by spammer, then I would suggest seeing a doctor and getting on anti-depressants. Those sorts of thoughts are a precursor to suicidal actions. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2013, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-home-sick/665369/19 "2013-08-05T19:47:53Z")
> [@simster](#): > > Lekatt moderates that forum - its all happy and full of love. Oh, please, can we create a forum on that premise? Pretty please? ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_Panic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/don_t_panic/32/398_2.png) [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2013, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-home-sick/665369/20 "2013-08-05T20:24:04Z")
> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > For all I know, there’s a special Forum that can only be seen by deceased Dopers. There was such a forum, but it didn’t work out. Every single thread in there was instantly closed for being a zombie thread. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-home-sick/665369.md?page=2)