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Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
3 days ago

I lost touch with most of my childhood friends and grieved that loss until I realized I was mourning who I was, not who they are - Silicon Canals

Nostalgia often reflects grief over lost self-continuity—mourning the person one used to be rather than solely the lost friendships.
Mindfulness
fromPsychology Today
5 months ago

How Memory Gives Us Continuity Throughout Our Lives

Memory creates lifelong personal continuity through vivid primary memories, a stable self to attach those memories to, and a lived-through sense of remembered events.
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