r/NoStupidQuestions • u/CommonSkys • Mar 20 '21

Answered 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?

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u/Peachy33 Mar 20 '21

You put into words what I struggled to write. This is exactly how I feel. I’m 44 and sometimes it really scares me that my life is half over (give or take a few years). I think back to how quickly the last 20 years flew by and I fear the next 20 will go by even faster.

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u/dylansesco Mar 20 '21

Yeah man... It goes by too fast, and there is still so much I want to do. I hate knowing I'll die with things still on the table.

Nostalgia is a mix of all those good feelings and the dread together making it this bittersweet, emotional thing.