MIGRATION PSYCHOLOGY
MIGRATION; It is defined as the departure of an individual from the society/country to another country for economic, political and social reasons. This is not just a physical act, it has psychological effects. There has been a lot of research on migration and mental health.
People leave their country voluntarily or involuntarily and immigrate to a different country for certain reasons in their lives. As a result of this migration, even if it is not a forced departure, but a voluntary departure, longing and mental difficulties are expressed. Individuals miss their family, country, friends and, if any, pets. No matter how good the conditions of the host country are, individuals may sometimes encounter problems such as not being able to cope with the feeling of longing, social support problems, social anxiety, harsh working conditions, inability to keep up with the culture of the country, prejudices, stigma, language problems, low income, decreased socialization, and introversion. . You may be faced with situations such as depression, panic disorder, stress, anxiety, unhappiness, incompatibility, post-traumatic stress disorder and anxiety, which may be brought along by these problems. You may not be able to cope with these difficult times on your own because lack of social support and the formation of social anxietyregressive and complicates the adjustment process. Social Support is very important for the individual, although its importance is not well understood. It helps individuals of all ages to cope with life more effectively. People with social anxiety, on the other hand, have difficulties in most of the social environments and stated that they feel incompetent and nervous when talking to others. They are very concerned about what other people think of them, they get very nervous when meeting someone new or in public. Most of the time, they think that what they do is wrong and what they say is stupid, and they get so obsessed with their speech that after a while they become unable to carry out the conversation. It is very difficult for them to meet new people, as they are more shy than other people. This is what I count Living in a new country, speaking a new language, meeting new people, and living in a new society because of bereavement is quite difficult for a person who has social anxiety and does not feel social support. it is compelling. All of the reasons I have mentioned lengthen the adaptation process considerably, and this brings along adaptation problems. Getting professional support in this process can be very good for you and it is very important. This helps you get through the straining process more easily.
FAMILIARIZATION
While you are abroad, you may feel lonely, unhappy, anxious, longing, surprised, angry and rejected by new culture members. This causes you to have a lot of difficulty. The reason for all this is that you experience culture shock because you are out of the ordinary. Studies have shown that while some people spend this process more controlled, others do not keep up with the new culture and turn to negative behaviors such as substance use. In addition to psychological support, other methods you can do to get used to being abroad and to adapt more easily;
- You can enroll in language courses in order to speak the language better. (Seeing other people in your situation can boost your self-confidence.) - You can join hobby courses for fun.
- Tour etc. You can be active at events.
- You can do sports or regular walking. (Scientifically, walking reduces stress.)
- By reading books specific to that country/culture, you can both improve your language and learn things you don't know.
DIFFICULTIES FACED BY TURKS IMMIGRANT
Turks faced economic, political, social, etc. problems in the early 1960s. Due to difficulties, they migrated from their country to another country, but the main reason for this migration is to find a job and work. Although this migration was predominantly male citizens at the beginning, later on, work etc. When they settled in order, they wanted their whole family with them, thus increasing the Turkish population in the country considerably. Migration is initially
is one of the most important problems brought by migration. Since the culture, language, religion, working hours, and even the way people communicate with each other are different, the fact that our citizens were not able to adapt to all these immediately, and that they were forced, also caused them to wear out psychologically. Since very few of the Turkish citizens who went first knew the language of that country, the language is at the forefront of this adaptation problem. The fact that they couldn't tell their problems, that they had a hard time even asking something, and that they couldn't understand what was told, caused our citizens to become introverted and lagged behind in socializing as well as not being able to adapt. In later generations, the language problem disappeared to some extent and they grew up by learning the language, but this time they could not learn enough Turkish or enough German. This led to failure at school and educational problems.
The fact that the places where Turkish citizens who first went to Germany live, are a bit worse than normal conditions, made them feel excluded and unhappy. After a while, they were able to overcome this problem by being able to rent a house.
Finally, to mention xenophobia; Turks are very Since they worked too many hours with low salaries, the choice of employment was now in favor of our first citizens. This made the citizens of that country very angry, and they saw the reason for their unemployment as the emigration of the Turks. In fact, this situation led to many incidents such as attacking Turks in some European countries. Although the situation is not as bad as it used to be, we cannot say that it has completely improved.
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