Tegucigalpa - Post Report Question and Answers
Are there any particular mental health issues that tend to crop up at post, such as Seasonal Affective Disorder (winter blues)?
N/A - Jan 2024
I haven't seen this in my friend group, or heard of it being a real problem. If anything, I've known no fewer than five EFMs who originally considered staying in the US while their spouse came to post because they heard things like, "murder capital of the world", gangs, crime, etc. Every single one of them ended up loving Tegucigalpa and living their best lives here. I bet you will, too! - Aug 2023
No. If someone doesn't know Spanish, living here could feel a little isolated. - Oct 2019
I've seen a lot of people who have a great time here, and also a lot of people who complain to the point that it becomes compulsive and gets them and everyone around them down. I think that it's a culture shock for a lot of people to be somewhere so similar to the US in so many ways (car-based culture, malls, Popeye's chicken, American football while you eat wings at a sports bar), but yet frustratingly different. It's different enough for you to get annoyed at the little quirks (how people drive, or aren't direct when they talk to you, or stuff like that), but not different enough to feel exotic and interesting. As for clinical Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), there is a fair amount of sunshine here year-round, so I don't imagine it's a big problem. - May 2018
Low morale and depression. - May 2018
Just frustration that it's expensive to get out of the city and you can feel confined to your home and the mall. - Apr 2018
It's usually sunny here, but should you need mental health services, the options are very limited, especially in English. - Jun 2016
