By Jeanette Leardi for YouBeauty
Remember basking in the glow of your senior prom and never wanting that night to end? And what about the excitement and joy you felt when you landed your first job?
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If you find yourself recalling a fond memory and wishing you could recapture that moment, give in. It may give you the boost you need to deal with a current challenge, or to simply feel better — not just about your past or present, but also about your future.
Nostalgia is much more than mere reminiscing; it’s a feeling. “Nostalgia is the warm, fuzzy emotion that we feel when we think about fond memories from our past,” explains Erica Hepper, Ph.D., a lecturer in the School of Psychology at the University of Surrey in England. “It often feels bittersweet — mostly happy and comforting, but with a tinge of sadness that whatever we’re remembering is lost in some way.”
According to Clay Routledge, Ph.D., associate professor of psychology at North Dakota State University, reminiscence is the behavior of reflecting on your past, and nostalgia is the emotional response that it sometimes triggers.
Hepper and Routledge agree that nostalgizing is a very natural human tendency, and a common one. On average, people engage in it about once a week, set off by such things as a familiar scent, piece of music or old photo. It is most common in young adults in their teens and 20s who are coping with important life transitions, such as leaving home and beginning college or new jobs, and in adults older than 50 who are looking back and reevaluating their lives. But you don’t have to have a lot to look back on in order to feel a nostalgic wave; children as young as 8 years old get that wistful feeling, too.
By Jeanette Leardi for YouBeauty
Remember basking in the glow of your senior prom and never wanting that night to end? And what about the excitement and joy you felt when you landed your first job?
More From YouBeauty:
How To Wallow Safely In Sadness
The Science Of Scent And Memory
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If you find yourself recalling a fond memory and wishing you could recapture that moment, give in. It may give you the boost you need to deal with a current challenge, or to simply feel better — not just about your past or present, but also about your future.
Nostalgia is much more than mere reminiscing; it’s a feeling. “Nostalgia is the warm, fuzzy emotion that we feel when we think about fond memories from our past,” explains Erica Hepper, Ph.D., a lecturer in the School of Psychology at the University of Surrey in England. “It often feels bittersweet — mostly happy and comforting, but with a tinge of sadness that whatever we’re remembering is lost in some way.”
According to Clay Routledge, Ph.D., associate professor of psychology at North Dakota State University, reminiscence is the behavior of reflecting on your past, and nostalgia is the emotional response that it sometimes triggers.
Hepper and Routledge agree that nostalgizing is a very natural human tendency, and a common one. On average, people engage in it about once a week, set off by such things as a familiar scent, piece of music or old photo. It is most common in young adults in their teens and 20s who are coping with important life transitions, such as leaving home and beginning college or new jobs, and in adults older than 50 who are looking back and reevaluating their lives. But you don’t have to have a lot to look back on in order to feel a nostalgic wave; children as young as 8 years old get that wistful feeling, too.
it has an effect. 'some days I wish to go back in life. Not to change anything, but to feel a few things twice'.
Hello.
morphologically , the word nostalgia is a Greek word consisting of nostos meaning return and algos denoting suffering. Therefore , nostalgia refers to the suffering caused by our yearning to return to the past. I personally think that feeling nostalgic about the past is essential because it provides a way for all of us to contemplate on our successes and failures trying to find serenity and solace about what we have accomplished. The main reason is that nostalgia brigs us back those sad and rosy-painted time frames which mark the crucial events of our lifetime.
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R. Biria
Dear Sulafah Abdul Salam Alnamer
Is reading and tasting classical music and masterpieces of old art or songs nostalgic? Do re-read poems and literary books because of nostalgia for the first reading pleasure, not necessarily, the second reading may have a concept and another taste, and what doctors decide is good, Medical treatments are scientifically fixed and have not changed over the ages? There is no doubt that increasing degrees of nostalgia are leading to disease
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Houda
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