tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636684364171689598.post5330234285305844049..comments2023-10-29T01:48:35.863-07:00Comments on The Dark Corner of the Mind: A Profound Sense of MelancholyRyan Sullivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11093880801598251933noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636684364171689598.post-23147368139442597812010-09-11T02:09:01.224-07:002010-09-11T02:09:01.224-07:00I'm sorry for your Melancholy. I hope it eithe...I'm sorry for your Melancholy. I hope it either passes or eases, whichever you'd prefer.Terreur Nocturnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10771657576031965260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636684364171689598.post-29662841489379520022010-09-08T23:25:48.294-07:002010-09-08T23:25:48.294-07:00Thanks for your insight. It's very interesting...Thanks for your insight. It's very interesting to see it from someone else's point of view.Ryan Sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11093880801598251933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636684364171689598.post-83965480199113512702010-09-08T18:29:54.387-07:002010-09-08T18:29:54.387-07:00There is little as painful and bitter-sweet as nos...There is little as painful and bitter-sweet as nostalgia. I get that feeling too when I think of certain videogames as there's ties to them. My mum making me chicken noodle soup while I try to beat a vampire game on SEGA (couldn't switch it off) or telling me what was happening in this Roman series she was reading while I played 007. I don't know why but a lot of my nostalgia is tied up in videogames (sad, ain't it?).<br /><br />I've found that the best way to deal with Nostalgic Melancholy is to put your mind ten years from now. Imagine you're thirty and all the differences between 30 and 17. Then think of all the things you'd miss. What would make you nostalgia about being 17? Friends you might move away from? Your back yard? That 15-year-old pet? Then when you're feeling thoroughly nostalgic, remind yourself that it's all still there.<br /><br />Hmm, looking back on my comment it makes it seem like a platitude. There might be a lot that's bothering you right now and a lot of stressors that a simple retrospective look won't fix. It's just that the trick does help for me and I figured it might for you.Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00456068019298922261noreply@blogger.com