For me nostalgic feelings come from doing what I love, or from ideas and knowledge. Here are my top five and why. Before I get into the list I am going to state my thoughts on nostalgia. I think that if pramited by the person and in the proper amount, it can help lead to mental stability. As well as to an extent it cannot be controlled considering we almost never have full control of our environments, and almost anything can trigger nostalgia. All thoe I haven't interacted with this exact feeling much I think its safe to say this will widely differ from person to person.
((Trigger warning because their is vague mention of sensitive topics.))
#1-Horrer Books
Yeah I know what your thinking, I'm being edgy but I assure you this is actually true. When I was younger and lived with only my father he would work all day and study most of the night. In his free time he would read Stephan King, his favorite author and I would sit by him and listen. If I didn't understand something or it was to graphic for me he would explain it in a different perspective and I would be able to fallow along easily. To this very day, some 8 years later I love nothing more than to kick back and read a horror book to help me drift into a nostalgic state.
#2-Fraggle Rock
For those of you who don't know what this is, it is an old cartoon based on creatures called fraggles and their world and all the amazing adventures they have.(my favorite character was always Mogley). My mother used to put this on for me as well as cartoons like the original Smerfs, Care bares, and other cartoons I believe to be classics. I think that this may have influenced my current views a bit mainly because I cant stand most modern cartoons. Don't even get me started on what they've done to The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. To this day I enjoy watching old cartoons and relaxing after a long day at school just to remind me that the world wasn't always such a stressful place.
#3- Swimming
Alright buckles your seatbelts, this ones ganna get a bit sad here in a secant. The reason swimming is so nostalgic to me is because it was mine and my grandma BJ's favorite thing to do together. She dies about two years ago and ever sense then the water is what brings me close to her again. Its almost like I can feel her spirit in the water with me.
#4-The Smell Of Freshly Cooked Pecan Pie
This one is oddly specific and I think I know why but it may be wrong. This smell reminds me of the summer I spent in Santa Fe with my aunty Sharon at her motel and diner. Every morning we would get up early and get to baking, and by lunch time I was free to roam the property and chase after lizards with the other kids. I never went very far, because me and my aunty were and still are almost inseparable.
#5-Stuffies
Yes, I'm 17 and still have stuffies and a lot of them. For me they are therapeutic, nostalgic, and something I consider a necessity for my mental health and well being. When I was younger I bounced around states custody for a while, and even after that I went between multiple family member until I got to go home. In my last faster home I was abused by a drunken father figure and it left me with a lot of mental obstacles. The only thing that got me through all this is a stuffie I carried around with me everyday. This inanimate object was not only my comfort, it was my friend and for a while the only thing I could connect with home and love.
Thank you for reading <3
((Trigger warning because their is vague mention of sensitive topics.))
#1-Horrer Books
Yeah I know what your thinking, I'm being edgy but I assure you this is actually true. When I was younger and lived with only my father he would work all day and study most of the night. In his free time he would read Stephan King, his favorite author and I would sit by him and listen. If I didn't understand something or it was to graphic for me he would explain it in a different perspective and I would be able to fallow along easily. To this very day, some 8 years later I love nothing more than to kick back and read a horror book to help me drift into a nostalgic state.
#2-Fraggle Rock
For those of you who don't know what this is, it is an old cartoon based on creatures called fraggles and their world and all the amazing adventures they have.(my favorite character was always Mogley). My mother used to put this on for me as well as cartoons like the original Smerfs, Care bares, and other cartoons I believe to be classics. I think that this may have influenced my current views a bit mainly because I cant stand most modern cartoons. Don't even get me started on what they've done to The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. To this day I enjoy watching old cartoons and relaxing after a long day at school just to remind me that the world wasn't always such a stressful place.
#3- Swimming
Alright buckles your seatbelts, this ones ganna get a bit sad here in a secant. The reason swimming is so nostalgic to me is because it was mine and my grandma BJ's favorite thing to do together. She dies about two years ago and ever sense then the water is what brings me close to her again. Its almost like I can feel her spirit in the water with me.
#4-The Smell Of Freshly Cooked Pecan Pie
This one is oddly specific and I think I know why but it may be wrong. This smell reminds me of the summer I spent in Santa Fe with my aunty Sharon at her motel and diner. Every morning we would get up early and get to baking, and by lunch time I was free to roam the property and chase after lizards with the other kids. I never went very far, because me and my aunty were and still are almost inseparable.
#5-Stuffies
Yes, I'm 17 and still have stuffies and a lot of them. For me they are therapeutic, nostalgic, and something I consider a necessity for my mental health and well being. When I was younger I bounced around states custody for a while, and even after that I went between multiple family member until I got to go home. In my last faster home I was abused by a drunken father figure and it left me with a lot of mental obstacles. The only thing that got me through all this is a stuffie I carried around with me everyday. This inanimate object was not only my comfort, it was my friend and for a while the only thing I could connect with home and love.
Thank you for reading <3
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