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Why do we feel nostalgia?
2022-12-08 10:07:52 / JETË
In the late 17th century, a medical student named Johannes Hofer noticed a strange disease affecting Swiss mercenaries serving abroad. Her symptoms, including fatigue, insomnia, irregular heartbeat, indigestion and fever, were so severe that soldiers often had to be taken off duty. As Hofer discovered, the cause was not some physical discomfort, but a burning desire for their mountain homeland. He called the condition nostalgia, from the Greek "nostos" which means returning home, and "algos", longing pain.
At first, nostalgia was considered a particularly Swiss affliction. Some doctors suggested that the constant sound of cowbells in the Alps caused trauma to the eardrums and brain. Commanders even forbade their soldiers to sing traditional Swiss songs, fearing it would lead to desertion or suicide. But with increased worldwide migration, nostalgia was noticed in various groups. It turned out that anyone who was separated from their homeland for a long time was vulnerable to nostalgia. And by the beginning of the 20th century, professionals no longer saw it as a neurological disease, but as a mental condition similar to depression.
Psychologists of the time speculated that it represented difficulty leaving childhood, or even a desire to return to the fetal state. But over the next several decades, the meaning of nostalgia changed in two important ways. It expanded from a narrative of homesickness to a general longing for the past. And instead of a terrible disease, it began to be seen as a touching and pleasant experience. Perhaps the most famous example of this came from the French author Marcel Proust. He described how tasting a madeleine cake he had not eaten since childhood triggered a cascade of warm and powerful sensory associations.
Atëherë, çfarë e shkaktoi një ndryshim kaq të madh në këndvështrimin tonë për nostalgjinë? Një pjesë e saj ka të bëjë me shkencën. Psikologjia u largua nga teoria e pastër dhe drejt vëzhgimit empirik më të kujdesshëm dhe sistematik. Pra, profesionistët kuptuan se shumë nga simptomat negative mund të kenë qenë thjesht të lidhura me nostalgjinë dhe jo të shkaktuara prej saj. Dhe, në fakt, pavarësisht se është një gjendje emocionale komplekse që mund të përfshijë ndjenjat e humbjes dhe trishtimit, nostalgjia në përgjithësi nuk i fut njerëzit në një humor negativ.
Në vend të kësaj, duke i lejuar individët të kujtojnë përvojat personale kuptimplota dhe shpërblyese që kanë ndarë me të tjerët, nostalgjia mund të rrisë mirëqenien psikologjike. Studimet kanë treguar se nxitja e nostalgjisë tek njerëzit mund të ndihmojë në rritjen e ndjenjave të tyre të vetëvlerësimit dhe përkatësisë sociale, të inkurajojë rritjen psikologjike dhe madje t’i bëjë ata të veprojnë më mirë. Pra, në vend që të jetë shkaktare e shqetësimit mendor, nostalgjia mund të jetë një mënyrë shëruese për ta përballuar atë.
For example, when people experience negative emotional states, they naturally tend to use nostalgia to reduce distress and restore well-being. Today, nostalgia seems to be everywhere, in part because advertisers have discovered how powerful it is as a marketing technique. It's tempting to think of this as a sign that we're stuck in the past, but nostalgia doesn't work that way. Instead, nostalgia helps us remember that our lives can have meaning and value, helping us find the confidence and motivation to face the challenges of the future.
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