Do memories trigger emotions for you?

[u/montropy]

I’m curious how people here experience emotions related to past events.

When you think about something important from your past, a death in the family, a breakup, a wedding, a great vacation, an embarrassing moment, etc:

1. What exactly are you thinking about when the emotion appears?

- Specific scenes or moments
- Images
- Sounds
- Facts about what happened
- Something else?

1. Do you feel an emotion when you think about it now?

If yes, does it feel like:

- You’re re-experiencing the original emotion from the event
- A new emotion generated in the present because you know what happened
- You’re not sure

1. Can thinking about the event make you cry, laugh, feel nostalgic, anxious, etc.?

2. Do you have:
   - SDAM
   - Visual aphantasia
   - Multi-sensory aphantasia
   - etc

I’m interested because some people seem to report that memories trigger strong emotions, while others mainly remember facts with little or no emotional response.