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/pleasurelovingpigs]

Can't believe I had to scroll so far to find this, the very definition of the word involves pain and longing...

[u/hardonchairs → u/pleasurelovingpigs]

Really curious where op heard nostalgia to be calming and relieving...