Excessive amount of nostalgia and grieving for the past to the point where present and the future becomes irrelevant for the person. This can be mostly caused by lack of happiness in the present and depression. The name destructive comes from the fact it causes destruction of the future due to being demotivated to do anything for it.
Patient: "The present and future has nothing for me, the brightness of my lost past is corroding my mind."
Therapist: "That sounds like destructive nostalgia."
Therapist: "That sounds like destructive nostalgia."
by realsvr March 11, 2021
people who intentionally journey to a particular place in order to conjure a sentimental longing for their past.
"Johnny acts like so many other nostalgia pilgrims when he drives through his old childhood neighborhood during his annual visit to his hometown during the holidays."
by SalvyZ August 16, 2019
by punkhistorian August 17, 2019
by YuOfTheNight June 25, 2019
Blinded by nostalgia is typically a term referring to a player in a video game who knows that they enjoyed a certain newer update of a game, but act as if an older update of the game was better, because it was more "nostalgic", even though the update didn't bring really good stuff.
by poofart96 August 21, 2023