Nostalgia: Why Is It Good For You?

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Nostalgia: Why Is It Good For You?

An emotion which creeps into you from your past. A sadness of being with someone once, or may be that feeling when you were kissed. Nostalgia has extended its meaning to a wider aspect. The term came into existence when Swiss physicians expressed the homesickness of soldiers as ‘nostalgia’.

Reasons For Nostalgia Being Good For You

1. Not Just A Mere Emotion

Not-Just-A-Mere-EmotionNostalgia is something which more than a past emotion. It helps you to connect to a person and the events which connect you two. It helps in moving forward with more confidence and less fear.

2. Keeps You Going

Keeps-You-GoingWe can really re-live a past memory but these past memories help you keep moving forward with a sense of happiness. A few studies suggest that re-living your happy past memories help you in improving your sense of well-being.

3. It Makes You Optimist

It-Makes-You-OptimistNostalgia strengthens you with keeping your self-esteem intact which in turn results in high optimism level. This concept works with a logical reasoning of past memories keep you reminding of your self-worth and which helps you to look at the brighter side of any situation.

4. Improvement In Memory

Improvement-In-MemoryA few of the studies done on pensioners which made them experience a significant improvement in their memory level. Even the people affected with dementia can also be treated with the effects of nostalgia. An almost 7 hours nostalgic talk can improve your memory with an average of 12 percent.

That is what the studies suggest and that is why being a nostalgic person is good for your personal growth.

Tiru Dehariya

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