Weird thing while happens while working on mental issues

[SerCay]

As some of you know from my previous threads, I have been working on my psychological issues since I broke up with my ex about a year ago.

 

I am not there yet, not at all (see last thread about lethagy towards life) but I know for sure that I am making progress...at least I hope this means progress?

 

Here's what's happening: Old habits, that I used to have when living with my mom, are starting to surface and I am starting to pick them up again because I missed doing these things. It's really odd stuff! But small things that used to make me very happy back then. I have suppressed these memories.

It's really weird things such as: Eating biscuits with tea and milk in bed watching a movie every night, before sleeping, and fall asleep like that.

Or, on my way walking to the mall and sitting down for a couple minutes on the bench in the park where I grew up...I have not done, or wanted to do these things for ages. These habits used to repulse me and I used to tell myself "that phase is over." I don't even know why I was so hard on myself because there's really nothing weird or wrong about these habits

 

Now the weird things about it is that all these memories are from the moment, right BEFORE my life started going downhill. This was 10 years ago.

 

I don't know guys...is my working on my issues working? It does feel like it...What do you all think?

 

Ps. Please do not laugh at my silly examples of habits

pps. I am in bed with tea and milk..

[spiderowl]

It sounds like these are habits that make you feel comfortable. I can't see anything wrong with that. We all need comfort and familiarity, despite the modern mantras of 'change is good' and 'continuous improvement' (which are basically designed to force people into change they don't like. Do what makes you happy. It sounds like you are rediscovering yourself.

[Offspring]

I don't think you should question it, I think you should do what makes you happy too.

 

PS. I wish i was still young enough to have bikkies in bed without putting on weight

[SerCay]

I read the official term for it.

 

Nostalgia, it is called apparently.

It is a subconscious message that you're not happy currently and you should do something about it.

 

Might be very true... I am in the process of truly overcoming abuse and processing childhood trauma..

 

Wow, the human brain is amazing.