How quick I can sell my home after I bought it

yya

MalMonroe said:

Hi, I really do think that how you are feeling, both physically and mentally, may well be - as suggested by some others - caused by the stress of moving home. It's one of the most stressful life events we humans inflict upon ourselves. I remember when I moved to the flat I'm in now a few years ago, I was very upset. So upset that I cried on the first evening in my new home. My daughter and I had just moved from a place where we were being harassed by neighbourhood youths most days/nights and we loved our new flat when we viewed it - rural setting, lovely new neighbours - and we couldn't wait to move here. 

So I couldn't understand why on earth I was so very upset when we moved in. I couldn't sleep properly for about a week, either. I just really do think it was all to do with the trauma of moving. And maybe relief at getting away from our horrible old home.

You do need to give yourself time to adjust and when your furniture and all your belongings are there I'm sure you'll be feeling a lot better. It's obvious from reading comments here that many people feel the same as you - but they have settled. I didn't feel that the ceilings were low when I moved here, I just felt very displaced and I do sympathise with you.

Moving again so soon may not be the best solution because you'll be bound to lose money and who's to say that you'll feel any better in a new property?

Try to be kind to yourself - when you move somewhere new everything is different and you may just be focusing on the ceiling height as the reason for your discomfort. I'm sure that once you have made the place feel like your own you will be more comfortable.

I hope so anyway. Just remember that it's early days yet. I hope you feel better about it all soon. 

Thanks for your kind reply and your time for writing this. 

yya

Ramouth said:

OP you have my sympathies.  I struggled to get used to the low ceilings in our house too (2.03m on the ground floor) but getting furniture in has really helped - the only time I notice it now is when exercising as I do occasionally hit it. We had a horrible few days when we thought that what had appealed to us about our house was the previous owners styling and not the house itself.  This quickly passed once we were settled in and now we love it.  

Moving is incredibly stressful.  Like a previous poster, I live with neurological issues and have learned since having surgery that some of the things I associated with the problem in my brain are actually symptoms of extreme tiredness and stress instead.  Give yourself some time to settle and relax and see if you start to feel better before making any big decisions.

Thanks I might do some refurbishment to the flat and get some furnitures inside. Hopefully that would help

badger09

yya said:

Ramouth said:

OP you have my sympathies.  I struggled to get used to the low ceilings in our house too (2.03m on the ground floor) but getting furniture in has really helped - the only time I notice it now is when exercising as I do occasionally hit it. We had a horrible few days when we thought that what had appealed to us about our house was the previous owners styling and not the house itself.  This quickly passed once we were settled in and now we love it.  

Moving is incredibly stressful.  Like a previous poster, I live with neurological issues and have learned since having surgery that some of the things I associated with the problem in my brain are actually symptoms of extreme tiredness and stress instead.  Give yourself some time to settle and relax and see if you start to feel better before making any big decisions.

Thanks I might do some refurbishment to the flat and get some furnitures inside. Hopefully that would help

That sounds like a great idea. As others have said, feeling upset after a house move is a common experience. We usually look forward to it with huge excitement, only to experience an anti climax and wondering if we’ve done the right thing. Not to mention the exhaustion & stress of the whole process. 

I’ve just done a basic google search of how to make low ceilings appear higher & it came up with loads of tips. Before you move furniture in, maybe try some some of the simpler decorating ideas? When you start putting your own stamp on it, hopefully you’ll grow to love it. 
Good luck

lincroft1710

My 60 yr old 3 bed semi (on an estate of many hundreds similar) has a ceiling height of about 2.27m. which I think was fairly standard. Minimum ceiling height is apparently currently 2.30m (a fraction over 7ft 6in)


OP if you sell your flat, you may find that most flats you view have similar ceiling heights

GDB2222

yya said:

Ramouth said:

OP you have my sympathies.  I struggled to get used to the low ceilings in our house too (2.03m on the ground floor) but getting furniture in has really helped - the only time I notice it now is when exercising as I do occasionally hit it. We had a horrible few days when we thought that what had appealed to us about our house was the previous owners styling and not the house itself.  This quickly passed once we were settled in and now we love it.  

Moving is incredibly stressful.  Like a previous poster, I live with neurological issues and have learned since having surgery that some of the things I associated with the problem in my brain are actually symptoms of extreme tiredness and stress instead.  Give yourself some time to settle and relax and see if you start to feel better before making any big decisions.

Thanks I might do some refurbishment to the flat and get some furnitures inside. Hopefully that would help

Absolutely! Standing in an empty flat can't be much fun. 

Bluebell1000

Sistergold said:

My ceilings are also around that 227cm. They are low. It did hit me...

Sorry, reading the first part of this made me laugh as I'd imagined you being hit by the low ceiling until I read the rest properly.

OP, I hope that adding some furniture and making it seem more cosy helps.