whenever i look back at college videos, or things from my childhood, school, stuff like that, it always makes me feel sick, like i want to throw up. everything just feels like shit when i try to reminisce. why is this?
i’m a very material person, i keep (hoard) absolutely everything and i have a memory box full to the brim with photos, tickets and trinkets and such that i like to keep, but i hate looking at it all. i only ever open it to add to it.
edit: elaboration
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I saw in another reply that you said you’re autistic (I am as well), and re-reading the post with that context made me realize that the feeling you’re describing is similar to one I sometimes get when I’m emotionally overstimulated. I’ve never felt that way in relation to nostalgia but I wouldn’t be surprised if that’s what is going on in your case, especially if you have a lot of complex feelings tied to those memories.
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