Definitions:

Nostalgia –  a wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition.

Sentimentality – exaggerated and self-indulgent tenderness, sadness, or nostalgia.

The word nostalgia originates from the Greek language and translates to a sentimental yearning for the past. It can evoke feelings of pleasure or sadness and can be triggered by many things, such as music, movies, places, or people. Nostalgia can have positive effects on mood, social connectedness, self-esteem, and meaning in life.

Nostalgia can be something people find cosy and comforting, however it can also be an illusion. Sometimes when we think about the past, we get caught up on the good of that particular event/time in our life and forget about the bad memories that also occured. This means that we are looking at the past through ‘rose tinted glasses’ rather than the accurate memory. This creates the illusion that the past was beautiful while the present is troublesome and future will be worse whereas this is not accurate its just the

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These images represent what I think nostalgia is including images of people, places and captured memories.