Melancholy

Post by **Zambo** » Tue Jan 06, 2015 11:19 am

Anyone else get this feeling from time to time, and if so what triggers it?

I feel like a pussy at times, but listening to music, watching tv programmes or films made during the period from my mid teens to early 20's sometimes kicks it off.

Maybe it is because for me those years were probably the best for me. Everyone gets good and bad periods during their lives, but that is the era that always sticks with me and has the clearest memories, whether that be getting pissed in the Hare and Hounds on a Friday night, picking birds up at the Locarno on Saturday nights, or going to the likes of Lloret de Mar for a fortnight with my mates in August. Nothing like that feeling you get with your first real girlfriend either.

I saw her a few years ago at a school reunion, it was emotional.

carcinogen · Post by **carcinogen** » Tue Jan 06, 2015 2:29 pm

Zambo wrote:Anyone else get this feeling from time to time, and if so what triggers it?

Quite natural.

Reg · Post by **Reg** » Tue Jan 06, 2015 8:47 pm

Zambo wrote:Anyone else get this feeling from time to time, and if so what triggers it?

Ebola.

Post by **Basualdo** » Tue Jan 06, 2015 9:16 pm

carcinogen wrote:
Zambo wrote:Anyone else get this feeling from time to time, and if so what triggers it?
Quite natural.

Thinking of all the money i had in my savings account before Reg got hold of my bank details does it for me.
First i get melancholic. THEN I GET FUCKEN FURIOUS!!!!! And then i usually weep a lot.

paolo · Post by **paolo** » Tue Jan 06, 2015 9:27 pm

connells 74-75 in car on ur own....embraces melancholy....sometimes have to let it take it's course

warmleatherette · Post by **warmleatherette** » Tue Jan 06, 2015 9:37 pm

Try a pound shop for the likes of Brut/ hi karate/old spice or such like after shaves or my favorite "smitty did it" which was a cheap teenage perfume, smells for me are an amazing memory jogger.

The Ghost of Alex Higgins · Tue Jan 06, 2015 9:38 pm

Gosport Mark · Post by **Gosport Mark** » Tue Jan 06, 2015 9:42 pm

Jesus Christ men of the forum. Get a grip. We can all reminisce but you're lying to yourselves if you think you peaked in your late teens / early 20s. You haven't peaked yet!! Set a goal, work towards it and achieve it. Then set another goal. None of you are dead yet, leave the past in the past.

Sorry, I'm done now.

Post by **Basualdo** » Tue Jan 06, 2015 9:45 pm

Gosport Mark wrote:Jesus Christ men of the forum. Get a grip. We can all reminisce but you're lying to yourselves if you think you peaked in your late teens / early 20s. You haven't peaked yet!! Set a goal, work towards it and achieve it. Then set another goal. None of you are dead yet, leave the past in the past.

Are you quite sure?

warmleatherette · Post by **warmleatherette** » Tue Jan 06, 2015 10:46 pm

Gosport Mark wrote:Jesus Christ men of the forum. Get a grip. We can all reminisce but you're lying to yourselves if you think you peaked in your late teens / early 20s. You haven't peaked yet!! Set a goal, work towards it and achieve it. Then set another goal. None of you are dead yet, leave the past in the past.

Sorry, I'm done now.

Haha you might want to listen to the voices of experience

Dinger · Post by **Dinger** » Tue Jan 06, 2015 11:11 pm

Zambo wrote:Anyone else get this feeling from time to time, and if so what triggers it?

I feel like a pussy at times, but listening to music, watching tv programmes or films made during the period from my mid teens to early 20's sometimes kicks it off.

Maybe it is because for me those years were probably the best for me. Everyone gets good and bad periods during their lives, but that is the era that always sticks with me and has the clearest memories, whether that be getting pissed in the Hare and Hounds on a Friday night, picking birds up at the Locarno on Saturday nights, or going to the likes of Lloret de Mar for a fortnight with my mates in August. Nothing like that feeling you get with your first real girlfriend either.

I saw her a few years ago at a school reunion, it was emotional.

Cool post, I empathise. 'Ol Gosport is right though... There is no better day than today.

(or tomorrow, depends when you're reading)

Gosport Mark · Post by **Gosport Mark** » Tue Jan 06, 2015 11:26 pm

Dinger wrote:
Zambo wrote:Anyone else get this feeling from time to time, and if so what triggers it?

I feel like a pussy at times, but listening to music, watching tv programmes or films made during the period from my mid teens to early 20's sometimes kicks it off.

Maybe it is because for me those years were probably the best for me. Everyone gets good and bad periods during their lives, but that is the era that always sticks with me and has the clearest memories, whether that be getting pissed in the Hare and Hounds on a Friday night, picking birds up at the Locarno on Saturday nights, or going to the likes of Lloret de Mar for a fortnight with my mates in August. Nothing like that feeling you get with your first real girlfriend either.

I saw her a few years ago at a school reunion, it was emotional.
Cool post, I empathise. 'Ol Gosport is right though... There is no better day than today.

(or tomorrow, depends when you're reading)

Carpe diem my forum chums.

therealHJ · Post by **therealHJ** » Wed Jan 07, 2015 9:16 am

Zambo wrote:Anyone else get this feeling from time to time, and if so what triggers it?

I feel like a pussy at times, but listening to music, watching tv programmes or films made during the period from my mid teens to early 20's sometimes kicks it off.

Maybe it is because for me those years were probably the best for me. Everyone gets good and bad periods during their lives, but that is the era that always sticks with me and has the clearest memories, whether that be getting pissed in the Hare and Hounds on a Friday night, picking birds up at the Locarno on Saturday nights, or going to the likes of Lloret de Mar for a fortnight with my mates in August. Nothing like that feeling you get with your first real girlfriend either.

I saw her a few years ago at a school reunion, it was emotional.

There's nowt wrong with a bit of reflection or sentimentality but if it descends into melancholy too often, there's a problem. You need to remember the past with affection but live in the present and make sure you have some sort of goal for the future; no matter how old you are.

Post by **Zambo** » Wed Jan 07, 2015 9:25 am

Yeah, it's normally just fleeting, but there were a couple of periods, not recently, that were quite profound which made me feel uncomfortable.

I have tried to analyse it, but have drawn a blank as I have a happy current family life. Having said that, during the periods mentioned, I would have eagerly swapped it to return to that era. All a bit odd.

Steve Hunt · Post by **Steve Hunt** » Wed Jan 07, 2015 9:59 am

Zambo wrote:Yeah, it's normally just fleeting, but there were a couple of periods, not recently, that were quite profound which made me feel uncomfortable.

I have tried to analyse it, but have drawn a blank as I have a happy current family life. Having said that, during the periods mentioned, I would have eagerly swapped it to return to that era. All a bit odd.

No ones life runs perfectly smoothly, Zambo. We all have our ups and downs. I am normally a pretty positive bloke, always looking forward to the future (unless it is Spurs related). But I have had moments like you describe.

Worst thing ever is to bump into an ex-girlfriend. Especially if it is one you really liked & she looks hotter than ever! You can't help but wonder "what might have been"

Gosport Mark · Post by **Gosport Mark** » Wed Jan 07, 2015 12:09 pm

Zambo wrote:Yeah, it's normally just fleeting, but there were a couple of periods, not recently, that were quite profound which made me feel uncomfortable.

I have tried to analyse it, but have drawn a blank as I have a happy current family life. Having said that, during the periods mentioned, I would have eagerly swapped it to return to that era. All a bit odd.

Maybe deep down your not actually happ ywith your lot in life Zambo.

You've mentioned you've got a happy family life AND you're a Talkforum Mod.

Some people just don't know what they've got

Post by **Zambo** » Wed Jan 07, 2015 12:16 pm

Thanks for the timely reminder Mark

AlcoholBrazil · Post by **AlcoholBrazil** » Wed Jan 07, 2015 12:22 pm

Gosport Mark wrote:Jesus Christ men of the forum. Get a grip. We can all reminisce but you're lying to yourselves if you think you peaked in your late teens / early 20s. You haven't peaked yet!! Set a goal, work towards it and achieve it. Then set another goal. None of you are dead yet, leave the past in the past.

Sorry, I'm done now.

I'd buy you all one of these to cheery you all up.

Post by **Basualdo** » Wed Jan 07, 2015 12:33 pm

AlcoholBrazil wrote:
Gosport Mark wrote:Jesus Christ men of the forum. Get a grip. We can all reminisce but you're lying to yourselves if you think you peaked in your late teens / early 20s. You haven't peaked yet!! Set a goal, work towards it and achieve it. Then set another goal. None of you are dead yet, leave the past in the past.

Sorry, I'm done now.

I'd buy you all one of these to cheery you all up.

Does itcome with that evocative wallpaper too?

Gosport Mark · Post by **Gosport Mark** » Wed Jan 07, 2015 10:44 pm

Zambo do you remember rushing down stairs to get the bottle of milk of the doorstep just so you could treat yourself to the creamy top. Cracking.

The Ghost of Alex Higgins · Thu Jan 08, 2015 12:24 am

Do you remember chalk hearts melting on a playground wall
Do you remember dawn escapes from moon washed college halls
Do you remember the cherry blossom in the market square
Do you remember I thought it was confetti in our hair

Gosport Mark · Post by **Gosport Mark** » Thu Jan 08, 2015 6:07 am

The Ghost of Alex Higgins wrote:Do you remember chalk hearts melting on a playground wall
Do you remember dawn escapes from moon washed college halls
Do you remember the cherry blossom in the market square
Do you remember I thought it was confetti in our hair

AlcoholBrazil · Post by **AlcoholBrazil** » Thu Jan 08, 2015 6:10 am

Gosport Mark wrote:Zambo do you remember rushing down stairs to get the bottle of milk of the doorstep just so you could treat yourself to the creamy top. Cracking.

Or chasing away the magpies that were pecking at the foil top and knocking over the empty Dayla/Corona bottles.

Sadact7 · Post by **Sadact7** » Thu Jan 08, 2015 7:01 am

Gosport Mark wrote:
The Ghost of Alex Higgins wrote:Do you remember chalk hearts melting on a playground wall
Do you remember dawn escapes from moon washed college halls
Do you remember the cherry blossom in the market square
Do you remember I thought it was confetti in our hair

And Debra do you recall?
Your house was very small,
With woodchip on the wall,
And when I came round to call,
You didn't notice me at all...

Thursty · Post by **Thursty** » Thu Jan 08, 2015 7:19 am

Sadact7 wrote:
Gosport Mark wrote:
The Ghost of Alex Higgins wrote:Do you remember chalk hearts melting on a playground wall
Do you remember dawn escapes from moon washed college halls
Do you remember the cherry blossom in the market square
Do you remember I thought it was confetti in our hair

And Debra do you recall?
Your house was very small,
With woodchip on the wall,
And when I came round to call,
You didn't notice me at all...

Deborah just died.

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