On Coping, Kind Of
5 years ago
Lately, I've discovered one sure-fire way to kill any sense of loss and longing for the things I've left behind is to go back and briefly let myself re-experience those things.
Almost immediately I remember why I left them behind in the first place and the nostalgia fades.
Almost immediately I remember why I left them behind in the first place and the nostalgia fades.
FA+

Other things I guess I technically have a bit more control of, such as checking in on FA which, until a few months ago or so, I used to do every day. These past few weeks I just haven't had the emotional energy for it.
An exception here is that I am not nostalgic for the last four years. They have been so stressful. This last year in particular I went from having a few white hairs in my beard to it going almost all white, and it feels like I have aged 10-20 years, finally catching up with my chronological age.