Chris and nostalgia

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Chris and Sonichu in the Good ol' days!.

“	I REALLY Miss the good times of those days.	”
Chris reminiscing on his High School days

Nostalgia is a sentimentality for the past, generally characterized by the wistful yearning for personalities and events, especially for the “good old days” or a “warm childhood”.

The foundation of most of Chris’ adult life has been his fixation on the past, especially for things that have had deep significance to his life in order to escape from the present, whether it be through cartoons, interacting with past gal pals and sweethearts, or reminiscing past experiences with trolls.

Nostalgia in Chris' Life

Although viewed as a mental disease when it was first discovered, nostalgia, in the modern age, is seen as a natural, common, positive emotion for escaping the confines of reality. Seeing how difficult it is for Chris to grasp reality as it is in its present, the way he grasps the past is unimaginably worse. Chris' nostalgia comes from a wide variety of sources. It can be speculated that the main source of Chris' nostalgia in unhealthy amounts is his stress. At a psychological level, nostalgia is the result of negative feelings and results in the increase in of one's positive emotions. It can also be used as a coping mechanism for dealing with whatever stressful situation one may be in.

Given how Chris currently lives his life, constantly dealing with weens, and being denied china by every girl she meets, Chris will sometimes use his past experiences in a strange way to relieve his stress. For example, at the end of the Jessica Saga, Chris, feeling awfully depressed from losing his girlfriend, decided to contact Megan on her Facebook, and hook up with her again, even after having been accusing her of being behind his current situation for the past four years.

Other times, Chris will hold onto past experiences that gave him grief. For example, before attempting to contact Megan ever again, Chris always held onto how Megan was somehow responsible for his problems in his life for supposedly leaking information of him on Encyclopedia Dramatica with Mimms and Lucas. This attachment to such events can become so strong that eventually, Chris will snap from all of the added stress. For example, in several 2013 September Facebook Posts, Chris continuously curses Megan along with other fruits of his bad memories.

The Good...

A happy Chris at a schooldesk, drawn 17 years after he had graduated high school.

Here are some examples of Chris's past that make him feel happy thinking about them:

• The American Rabbit
• Sonic the Hedgehog
• God and the Bear
• The Sega Sweepstatkes
• Manchester High School
• BronyCon

The Bad...

And here are some examples of Chris's past that make him feel stressed thinking about them:

• Abusive Babysitter
• Graduation from Manchester
• PVCC
• Megan Schroder

And the totally made up...

Other times, due to his difficulty to tune into reality, Chris may hold onto events that never actually happened.

• Doctor giving him Autism at birth

See also

• Chris and brand loyalty
• Manchester High
• The Game Place