So rather than look back and keep counting our real or imagined luck, we should turn our gazes forward, and think about creating a present and future that the we can one day remember, without sanitizing, as truly better than what came before it. By providing your email, you agree to the Quartz Privacy Policy.
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And years later, fun things might pop up first in their mind when they think about that job. That means they selectively choose to assign more focus to positive rather than negative events. The other reason many tend to fall into a "good old days" mentality?
Doing so makes seeing the world as a safe place easier. When this happens, we make a choice as to which information to retain and which to discard to eliminate the dissonance. This mental favoritism can be a positive thing, Dr. Guttman adds. In your twenties and thirties, you are lost in the upheaval of everything you once knew to complete isolation and independence. However, as more and more research attests to the positive capabilities of nostalgia, maybe we should think about indulging in it for the rest of our lives.
For many years, those experiencing extreme nostalgia were diagnosed as depressed. Indulging in memories of the past was seen as a sign of homesickness and refusal to enjoy the present.
It was seen as lack of commitment to the future and a burdening attachment to the past. The act of reminiscing has been shown to counteract loneliness and anxiety, while also promoting personal interactions, and improving the longevity of marriages.
When people speak fondly and lovingly of the past, they also tend to become more hopeful for the future. Nostalgia, like sorrow and happiness, is a universal feeling. If it weren't for nostalgia, we wouldn't lament for others who had bad childhoods and connect with those with ones similar to our own. More powerful than the future, the past gives us reason to carry on. Rather than facing the unknown, we go back to the past to remember why life is worth living. We latch on to memories of happiness to give us faith in the future.
It brings to mind cherished experiences that assure us we are valued people who have meaningful lives.
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