How Nostalgic Can You Get?

Most of us can associate nostalgia with homesickness or even with depression, while some does not even bother to know the meaning of the word “nostalgia”. I can say I am bit hesitant on writing about this, for the reason that the nostalgic being in me would bring me back into those memory lanes, where I do not intend to visit for as far as I am concern.

There will come a time in our lives where people or experiences in the past will hunt us, for some, including myself won’t have the ability to discount some bits and pieces of our yesterday, whether we like it or not, the past experiences so much more with the people that we have encountered would certainly have an impact in our so called “memory lane”.

It has been two long weeks now since I do the sleeping at day and working, cooking, cleaning and others things at night, though I know this has something I have done in the past, whenever I feel bored or depressed. There are a lot of things to consider and I certainly accept the fact that some are somewhat ridiculously unnecessary, but what I can do is to think that it’s another one of my nostalgic attacks.

There are a Lot of things written about nostalgia, some claims it can be very good for you, because they say that nostalgia is found to be a potent mood booster. Since memories often star important people in our lives, they may give us a comforting sense of belonging. According to this page that I googled. They also say that people who write about a nostalgic event are more cheerful compared with people who write about an everyday experience. The studies also show that people who write about good memories report higher self-esteem and feel more positively about friendships and close relationships.

Well that’s one of the lamest reasons why you are reading this now, I decided to write something about my new affair with nostalgia, and hope that after this article I would feel more cheerful and hopefully I can already sleep at night and do things at day time.

For Peeps it was a bite of that Red Ribbon Ube cake; for some, it's the funny taste of fish balls or calamares. And for you, it might be the tune of "ever after" or the sight of a little boy stacking Legos that will toss your mind months or decades into the past. Under the right conditions, the tiniest trigger can unleash a flood of sunny memories in even the least sentimental among us.

I was watching this video and pictures in my old laptap, it was a shot of some places here in Manila, Baguio, Boracay and of course Puerto Galera where we used to visit,relax,unwind, walk and survive. There was nothing easy in that places, only some people are. (Pun intended). If I can recall it correctly I had my 1st heart broken in one of that place in a span of 3 years. Well I am also guilty of that charge for I am not perfect myself.

Now the question is, why does nostalgia attacks can be very unpredictable. It’s like a thief in the night, it will strike you when you least expect it. I already hurdle in the past and why do we have to be reminded of those that should be forgotten? Can’t we just get over and move on. But then I remember what I used to tell me ex’s whenever they pop the question “do you still love your ex?” and my quick response would be “I fell in love before, and we are not computers that we can delete whatever it is that we think is not of good interest anymore, so I guess the love is still there, but in another level”

So lesson learned whenever we come to a point where we have this bitter sweet trip down memory lane, just think of it as a time where we reflect of our past, acknowledge the error and try not reenacting the scenario again. But even people who aren't particularly nostalgic can enjoy the benefits of recalling the good old days. For best results, try reminiscing in your head rather than on paper, because if you do it in your head there are chances of not focusing on a single incidence that might probably worsen your anxiety, compared of that on paper. Or just simply have a bite of your favorite chocolate bar while reminiscing on the past. After all I believe that today can be much sweeter that yesterday if you let it.