Visiting old places you used to live as a therapy method

[hades_leae]

Honestly, I have found peace in going back to my old neighborhoods just to try and remember what my past life was like, and I noticed that it helped me with some anxiety. I really don't know why, it just makes me calm and relaxed. I think about my old life, and what it was like without the anxiety that I have at times in my life today.


I think going back to places you used to live can be a form of therapy because it's relaxing and soothing. Sometimes you have so much change in your adult life, you just need to remember and experience memories you had. I don't really know how to explain it, but does anyone else understand what I'm saying?

 

[Surrender]

I do understand what you're saying. But I get different feelings. When I go back to my childhood neighborhood I feel strong and powerful, because I realize how much I have grown and overcome. When I go to other cities I have lived, I realize time has passed and I am not the same person, I have outgrown that particular place and could never go back and have things like they used to be. That helps me to realize where I am now is where I am supposed to be, there are lessons here I am to learn, and when they are done I'm sure I'll be moving on again, if history is any predictor of my future

 

[cluckeyo]

When I was 4 years old we lived on a farm. About that time we moved to a town. All that's been more than 50 years ago. A few years ago I decided to go see the old farm. When I got there I noticed that our huge house had been replaced with a little bitty house. And the huge oak tree out in our front yard was gone. All that was there was a little bitty mesquite tree. It was very surprising. It looked nothing like I remembered. I went back to my dad and told him about it. He said, "All that was ever there was a little bitty house and a little bitty mesquite tree". I was shocked! Things look bigger when you are a little tot.

 

[GrubbyRose]

I do go back to the place I grew up quite often, as a relative still owns the house. It is kind of fun to look around the old house. I tend to take a walk around the yard, and go to certain spots where important things in my life happened. Several of the people I shared those events with are no longer with us, and it helps bring up the good memories.