Few people have never experienced nostalgia. And far from everyone, in principle, has ever thought that this state can bring certain benefits, first of all, for personal growth and development. How can nostalgia be useful?
Falling into nostalgia from time to time can be helpful in stabilizing and / or improving your emotional background. Of course, we are talking here only about pleasant memories, about any warm and positive events from the past. At the same time, even the notes of sadness that may accompany nostalgia will not negatively affect emotions. In addition, the feeling of nostalgia contributes to the development of the habit of thanking life, people, the world around for everything that has ever happened. The ability to be grateful is a very important factor that helps in development and personal growth.
You need to understand that nostalgia is a short-lived state. If a person literally lives in the past, then this will not have a positive effect on his personality, his mood and current life in general. Such people who constantly concentrate completely on the past, do not notice the present, do not know how to live in the moment. Is that bad. Moments of nostalgia, on the other hand, allow you to look differently at the events of the past. You can try to analyze the situations that happened once, to figure out how they affected the present and whether they affect the possible future. Thanks to the minutes of nostalgia, a person can more clearly understand the once acquired life experience, find options for its application, take into account any mistakes.
For some people, pleasurable nostalgia fosters creativity. Remembering positive and joyful events from the past, plunging into that atmosphere for a while, you can catch inspiration, recharge your batteries and increase your inner motivation.
Nostalgia allows you to look differently at any events / situations in the present. A person who sometimes experiences bouts of nostalgia can more simply and more positively begin to relate to life, can learn to look at events from a different angle. Memories of the past can also boost self-esteem. This happens in moments of analysis of their past achievements and accomplishments. Nostalgic, a person is more clearly able to see his growth and development, to understand what exactly he has achieved, how his life has changed, what goals, which a person could completely forget about in the confusion of days, were nevertheless achieved.
Scientists also note that short, occasional nostalgic moments help fight stress, help relieve nervous tension and can relieve a person from a neurotic state, making him happier and "light".
