Nostalgia
Do you use the word “nostalgia” only when you recall a happy memory? Or can it be a sad memory as well?
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Etymology of nostalgia = Greek = nostos (home) + algos (pain).
In modern use, it is neutral, but it referred to homesickness when first coined in the 18th century.
We use algos in medicine, algesics cause pain, analgesics kill pain (painkiller medication).
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Nostalgia is neutral.
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It is also used for a state when depressed people think back and regret.
... feeling nostalgic ...
Even a happy memeory can be sad if it is then missed or regretted having passed.
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