Q:
as a fellow memory having gurl who draws back into the past via mental/physical experiences and/or nostalgia (do you find yourself to be more nostalgic than the usual guy?), do you ever find that a large portion of your brain is being used to store these memories and your short term memory and processing of new experiences is just not firing on all cylinders?

Or maybe... do you struggle living in the present when the past in so in reach and comforting to crawl into?

I ask because... you resonate, your drawing in on memories resonates, and I find myself doin it a lot - and I wonder if it impedes my currently abilities to make new memories. Maybe my brain is just rotting. Or maybe this just happens as we age.

A: I try to only really think deeply/nostalgically about my past when I’m writing cause it is so wrought with extreme emotions and I can think more critically about stuff I’m further away from…

I think I would get a lil overwhelmed confronting past versions of myself if I thought about my past outside of my creative work. I look back fondly on moments from my past but I would neeeevvvvvverr wanna go back in time to experience most stuff from that time.

I don’t it impacts you negatively like ur saying to be nostalgic about the past. I think other things are much more likely to impede our ability to make new memories…? Mostly like, getting older and having less energy (or more critical thinking) to go out and do crazy shit.

I feel like (I think most people can relate to this also) the memories that come up for me against my will are always the most embarrassing and painful ones, and having that shit come up makes me physically wince its so uncomfortable.

I think something I’m more prone to do nowadawys is fantasize about the future. Sometimes I’ll meet someone and immediately start imagining our life together as a married couple growing old together??? Honestly I’m trying to get out of that habit though, I don’t think it’s the healthiest expectation to put on someone.