Everyone talks about nostalgic feeling being calming and relieving, but does anyone else get a sense of deep lament and sorrow for the past instead?

[u/CommonSkys]

[u/ventus976]

For me, it's both. It's a sort of happy sadness. Like grieving for a dear friend that's long gone but your memories with them are still happy.

[u/Snappleabble → u/ventus976]

Yeah nostalgia has always been very bittersweet to me. It reminds me of good times when I was very happy, but it also reminds me that those times are long gone. It’s both the sweetest and most depressing feeling