Why does looking at old pics end up making me feel sad... even the happy ones (of dear ones)?

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TheIncredibleHulka · 31-35, F

Because you wanna go and relive them but you're sad that you can't and you're thankful that they happened. I relates. 🙂

MarkPaul · 26-30, M

@TheIncredibleHulka Yeah, kind of like that.

ozgirl512 · 26-30, F

Listen to the lyrics of the song the way we were....I think it's unrealised promise, opportunities lost

TeresaRudolph71 · 51-55, F

Happy memories can make us feel sad about what has been lost, while sad memories can make us feel sad for what we wish we had but didn't. I tend to experience that when I do some cleaning and come across old pictures, greeting cards, and other stuff from years past.

morrgin · F

Nostalgia

MarkPaul · 26-30, M

@morrgin Why is nostalgia sad?

morrgin · F

@MarkPaul [image deleted]

MarkPaul · 26-30, M

@morrgin Ahhhh.

SW-User

maybe you had better times back then

DonaldTrumpet · 70-79, M

MarkPaul · 26-30, M

@DonaldTrumpet No, that's not it.

DonaldTrumpet · 70-79, M

@MarkPaul

MartinTheFirst · 22-25, M

nostalgia?

MarkPaul · 26-30, M

@MartinTheFirst I guess. It just raises my anxiety about things I didn't say or did say or did or didn't do. And, it's like I want to go into the picture to "clean it up." My brother called me an "emotional freak" the other day... maybe I am.

MartinTheFirst · 22-25, M

@MarkPaul Hmm I wouldn't know. I'm not very emotional about the past, I'm emotional about the present and future. Mostly future.

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