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Originally Posted by downandlonely
I used to live in the past a lot. I wished I had a time machine to go back and undo past mistakes. Wouldn't that be nice? But now I have learned to focus more on what is happening in the present. I think some nostalgia is normal, but spending hours a day daydreaming about the past can make depression worse.
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Yes I agree, I wish I could go back and fix mistakes in the past as well. But since that is not possible, I just learn from them and make sure they don't happen again. As for daydreaming and persistent nostalgic feelings for hours every day, yes that is definitely unhealthy. I never go to that length. For me, it may be just a few minutes and then it's gone, I move onto something else. I agree that spending too much reminiscing about the past can make depression worse.