50 Memes To Remind You How Good Life Once Was, As Shared On This Page

It’s not uncommon for certain sights, smells or sounds to hit one right in the feels and flood the entire nervous system withnostalgia. And while the things that might evoke such a reaction differ from person to person, the feeling itself is a rather universal one.That’s why many people can relate to said feeling, which often encourages them to seek those who do, too. Cue online groups and communities. Today we want to shed light on the ‘Right In The Childhood’ Facebook group, sharing—yup, you guessed it—nostalgia triggers intended to take people on a journey through time, right back to their childhood. Scroll down to find some of their posts on the list below and see if they can take you back in time, too.Below you will also findBored Panda’sinterview with a Professor of Psychology at Stetson University,Christopher J. Ferguson, Ph.D., who was kind enough to share his insight on the topic.This post may includeaffiliate links.

That’s why many people can relate to said feeling, which often encourages them to seek those who do, too. Cue online groups and communities. Today we want to shed light on the ‘Right In The Childhood’ Facebook group, sharing—yup, you guessed it—nostalgia triggers intended to take people on a journey through time, right back to their childhood. Scroll down to find some of their posts on the list below and see if they can take you back in time, too.

Below you will also findBored Panda’sinterview with a Professor of Psychology at Stetson University,Christopher J. Ferguson, Ph.D., who was kind enough to share his insight on the topic.

This post may includeaffiliate links.

Funny-Childhood-Memes

“If you want to feel a pang of nostalgia at the center of your core, look no further,” reads the description of the ‘Right In The Childhood’ Facebook page. And indeed, for many people, the posts they share work like magic when it comes to evoking nostalgia; started back in 2020, the page has already amassed over 86K followers seeking such a feeling.

Funny-Childhood-Memes

“For that reason, people can sometimes feel a sense of nostalgia even for experiences or places that weren’t entirely positive. In a sense, it is the earlier self that we miss, not necessarily the place or the event.”

Funny-Childhood-Memes

Expanding on the thought that nostalgia can sometimes correlate to experiences one wouldn’t consider positive, Prof. Ferguson pointed out that it might have something to do with a phenomenon known as ‘nostalgia bias’.

Funny-Childhood-Memes

Despite the nostalgia bias, the feeling that makes one want to turn back the hands of time is in most cases a fairly pleasant experience, Dr. Ferguson says; unless one is comparing abeloved pastagainst a disliked present, of course.“Generally, it is a way for us to connect with our past and give us a sense of continuity over time. Rather than merely living in the moment, it places us in the historical arc of our own life, creating narrative and a life trajectory.”

“Generally, it is a way for us to connect with our past and give us a sense of continuity over time. Rather than merely living in the moment, it places us in the historical arc of our own life, creating narrative and a life trajectory.”

Funny-Childhood-Memes

According to Ferguson, it happens because in most such cases, there is some associative relationship between the stimuli and the time period in question. “The thing may look or feel, or show examples of things we remember from the time period or be associated with someone else we knew then whodidhave that experience. As with all memories, nostalgic ones can find themselves in associative networks.”

Funny-Childhood-Memes

Discussing nostalgia triggers, Prof. Ferguson suggested that for some people, aging often works like one. “Nostalgia appears more common among older adults; of course, they also have more to be nostalgic about.“It can also occur with significant life change. For instance, both the birth of children and the death of parents may cause people to feel nostalgic about their own childhoods.“Perhaps our childhood community has undergone significant changes, such that it no longer resembles what we remember from our youth,” the expert continued. “This can give us a sense of the world more or less slipping away from us. We seem to like to think of the universe as being fairly static, and as it moves away from that, it can remind us of our own mortality. Memories of the past can, as such, be soothing.”

“It can also occur with significant life change. For instance, both the birth of children and the death of parents may cause people to feel nostalgic about their own childhoods.

“Perhaps our childhood community has undergone significant changes, such that it no longer resembles what we remember from our youth,” the expert continued. “This can give us a sense of the world more or less slipping away from us. We seem to like to think of the universe as being fairly static, and as it moves away from that, it can remind us of our own mortality. Memories of the past can, as such, be soothing.”

Funny-Childhood-Memes

If you enjoy immersing yourself in nostalgia and are on the lookout for more triggers to do so, Bored Panda has you covered; once you’re done browsing the images on this list, feel free to continue tothis oneorthis onenext.

Funny-Childhood-Memes