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TORSCHLUSSPANIK<\/h2>\n
Literally \u2018gate shut panic\u2019<\/strong>, this word refers to the anxiety you feel upon realising you\u2019re not getting any younger and you haven\u2019t done very much with your life. Torschlusspanik might be what pushes you to take the leap and make the change you\u2019ve been putting off for so long. Read the full post on this word here.<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Is this a German word? Yes and no. It\u2019s a German loanword. It\u2019s not used in the German language anymore, but the word itself is German. \u2018Wanderlust\u2019 in English is the desire to travel and see new places. It is made up of the German words wander<\/strong> (from wandern \u2013 to explore\/hike<\/strong>) \u00a0and die Lust \u2013 desire\/enthusiasm <\/strong>(to confuse things even more, the German word Lust<\/strong> is what is known as a false friend, because it does not have the same meaning as the English word lust<\/strong>!). The \u2018real\u2019 German word for wanderlust is\u2026<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Literally \u2018far\/foreign pain\u2019<\/strong>, this word refers to the pain you feel when you think about faraway places you desperately want to visit (again).<\/p>\n <\/p>\n So you\u2019ve decided to make the change, be it packing up and going travelling, quitting your job or otherwise, and now you\u2019re experiencing major nerves about actually making the leap. This is what is known as Schwellenangst<\/strong> in German. Made up of the words die Schwelle (threshold\/barrier)<\/strong> and die Angst (fear)<\/strong>, Schwellenangst is the perfect word to describe the fear you feel as you \u2018cross over\u2019. Also, the German verb schwellen \u2013 to swell<\/strong> is a perfect visual of the growing\/\u2019swelling\u2019 fear and nerves you experience before making a big change in your life!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Literally \u2018home pain\u2019 <\/strong>(English: homesick) this is essentially the opposite of Fernweh<\/strong> and is pretty self-explanatory. Heimweh<\/strong> (pronounced Haim-veh<\/em>) is something we can all relate to.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Literally \u2018storm free\u2019<\/strong>, this word describes the feeling of being free and being able to do what you want. This word is used to describe teenagers who have the house to themselves while their parents are away, but it could be relevant to life changes, too \u2013 when a teenager moves away to university, for instance, they might feel \u2018sturmfrei\u2019 for the very first time.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Have you ever experienced any of these emotions? In what context have you experienced them? Let me know in the comments. I\u2019ll leave you with one more, very important word:<\/p>\n Bis bald<\/em><\/p>\n Constanze<\/em><\/p>\n ……<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Guten Tag! Ich hoffe, es geht euch gut. Today I\u2019m bringing you six German words that are all somehow related to feelings you get before, during or after a period of change: The excitement and nervousness of new beginnings, the fear of having run out of time to change your life, \u00a0the exhilarating feeling of…<\/p>\nWANDERLUST<\/h2>\n
FERNWEH<\/h2>\n
SCHWELLENANGST<\/h2>\n
HEIMWEH<\/h2>\n
STURMFREI<\/h2>\n
Die Lebensver\u00e4nderung \u2013 The life change.<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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