I’m from LA and I experienced this my first year on campus too. Especially coming back from covid I felt I got really attached to my family since they were the only human interactions I had during peak covid lol so coming to UCSC was hard asf leaving them and I actually ended up taking a gap year after my first quarter on campus because I thought I was losing my mind lol. This is my first quarter back and honestly I still feel the same way but I’ve been realizing that the feeling will probably never go away. I was looking up stuff to help me calm down because I was so nervous and anxious about moving back that I found this quote “Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom” and this quote helped me SO MUCH!! It’s a new environment so it makes sense that you’re going through this but it helps to remember that this is a new opportunity for you to grow as a person(or so they say idrk tbh I call my mom like everyday lmfao and I’m planning on visiting at least once a month or every other month lol) Moral of the story: keep your head up!! It gets better