India, June 7 -- An emotional social media post has struck a chord with the global diaspora by highlighting the hidden psychological toll of moving abroad. The expat opened up about her intense battle with a "loss of self" and the quiet grief of leaving her independent identity behind after relocating to India from Australia.

"What nobody tells you before you move countries is how much of yourself you leave behind without realising it," Amanda Boyce wrote on social media.

Taking lessons from her experience, she shared, "I didn't just lose the familiar things, the beach, my mum's cooking, the ease of existing somewhere where everyone already knows you. I lost my independence. I'd been working since I was 15, paid my own way, made my own ...