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Many of us have reached the age where there are plenty of pictures of our childhood, even if they aren’t actually digitized yet. Looking through them often drives home just how much has changed, how tactile the world used to be before smartphones. So if you are looking for a little dose of nostalgia, you’ve come to the right place.
A Threads user posted a nostalgic picture that started off a landslide of netizens sharing similar posts of things they remember from their childhood. So get comfortable as you scroll through, upvote your favorites and if something here felt like a blast from the past, add your own thoughts to the comments below.
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#1
Going To A Library And Having To Look In This Thing To Find A Book
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#2
My Parents Still Have The Same Landline Phone Number. (New Phone Though) I Remember Using This. (40)
General Anaesthesia 1 day ago
Dialing emergency 999 on a rotary phone took long enough for your house to burn down.
#3
I’m This Old LOL
Think about that weirdly specific feeling you get when you see a photo of a clear purple Game Boy Color or smell a specific brand of strawberry scented markers from the second grade. That sudden rush of warmth and slight ache in your chest is not just you being dramatic. It is actually a complex survival mechanism that your brain uses to keep you from falling into a pit of existential dread.
Scientists used to think nostalgia was a literal disease which is pretty funny considering how much we pay for retro video games now. Back in the late sixteen hundreds a Swiss physician named Johannes Hofer coined the term to describe the intense homesickness felt by soldiers.
#4
Yep - That Old
#5
And This Old - Before Our Phones Could Do More Than This Whole Wall Unit:
#6
Currently Beside My Bed.... LOL
He thought it was a physical ailment caused by animal spirits vibrating through the nerves but modern psychology has a much kinder view of our collective obsession with the past. Research has shown that nostalgia is actually a psychological superpower that helps us regulate our emotions and maintain our sense of self.
#7
You Already Know What This Means
#8
Ifykyk! 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Upstaged75 1 day ago
Before I could buy shoes online this place was my go-to for many years. The store is virtual now (through Amazon), so you can still get shoes from them. If you're looking for comfortable flats the Comfort Plus brand is amazing!
When you scroll through these images of pixelated computer games or weirdly shaped snacks your brain is firing off signals in its reward system. Specifically the ventral striatum and the hippocampus are working together to give you a hit of dopamine while also pulling up vivid autobiographical memories. It is like a greatest hits album of your own life playing on a loop in your skull.
#10
Ifykyk 🤪🙃
Michael M. 1 day ago
I’m even older. My main toy source was the Sears Christmas catalog and Sears store
#11
I Still Carry My Family's Blockbuster Card
#12
I'm This Old! 😂😂
This process is often triggered by what researchers call the reminiscence bump which is the tendency for people to have increased recollection for events that happened during their adolescence and early adulthood. This is why we are so fiercely protective of the cartoons we watched when we were ten even if they were objectively terrible. We are not just remembering the shows themselves but we are remembering the version of ourselves that felt safe enough to enjoy them. This neural connection acts as a comfort blanket for the mind during times of stress.
#13
Yep
#14
Say Less
#15
I'm This Old
One of the coolest parts of nostalgia is that it acts as a social glue. When we share these images online and everyone comments about how they also forgot about that specific brand of Velcro sneakers it creates a sense of belonging. According to research published in the journal Emotion, nostalgia actually increases social connectedness and helps people combat feelings of loneliness.
#16
I Am This Old
Powerful Katrinka 1 day ago
My first job as a bookseller was at a B. Dalton’s in San Francisco. I stayed in the book business for almost 45 years.
#17
I'm This Old
Scott Rackley 1 day ago (edited)
You have died of dysentery. You can still play it as a browser game.
#18
I Ran This Mf Into The Ground, You Hear Me!? 😂
It reminds us that we are part of a larger story and that our experiences are shared by others. This is why internet culture is so heavily built on the foundation of looking back because it turns a bunch of strangers on the internet into a community of people who all remember the same loading screen. It makes the digital world feel a little bit smaller and a lot more welcoming for everyone involved. Sharing a memory of a discontinued soda can be a powerful way to bond with someone you have never even met in person.
#20
I’m This Many Years Old!
#21
I'm This Old
Upstaged75 1 day ago
I had a very talented Grandmother who made me Cabbage Patch look alike. It fit in to all the clothes too. The only difference was that it didn't have a plastic head. I had a few regular Cabbage Patch dolls too, but hers was my favorite.
There is also the fascinating concept of self continuity which is the feeling that you are the same person you were twenty years ago despite having a different haircut and more bills to pay. Nostalgia acts as a bridge between your past and your present which makes you feel more grounded and stable.
#22
I Am This Old Too 😭😭😭😭
Verity Stewart 1 day ago
I got sony betamax. I got it from my children's home. I emailed sony and they fixed it for free!
#23
I Am This Old
#24
Yes!! I Found My Gameboy Recently. It Still Works Too
Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het 1 day ago
Tetris was king! Tetris was the one game that ruled them all.
It is a psychological buffer against the terrifying reality of constant change. When life gets chaotic or stressful we retreat into the familiar because the past is a place where we already know the ending. It is safe and predictable. Research suggests that this mental time travel strengthens our identity and even gives us more meaning in our lives. It helps us see our personal history as a coherent narrative rather than just a series of random events. This narrative gives us the resilience to face whatever challenges the future might hold.
#25
🥺🥺🥺
#26
I'm This Old
General Anaesthesia 1 day ago
Old? You're barely out of diapers, the iPod Shuffle was introduced in 2005!
#27
This Old
Manic Mama 1 day ago
OMG. When I mention Telex to youngsters, they either look at me blankly like I don't know what I'm talking about, or they look at me as though I'm making it up.
Surprisingly research has even found that nostalgia can have a physical effect on us. Studies have shown that people who feel nostalgic actually perceive their environment as being warmer which might be why we reach for those cozy childhood memories when the world feels cold and indifferent. This homeostatic function helps us maintain comfort in both our minds and our bodies.
#28
I'm This Old
ILoveMySon 17 hours ago
I admit it, I have recently watched many of these movies. Oldies but goodies.
#29
Legit About To Win This Thread 😅
Upstaged75 1 day ago
As a kid in the 80's I ended up with a thumb injury from playing so much Atari. At the time they called it "joystick thumb". 😂
#30
Bring This Back
So as you look through these ridiculous photos and feel that tug at your heart just remember that your brain is doing some very high level maintenance to keep your spirits high. It is not just a trip down memory lane but it is a necessary pit stop for your mental health. By looking back we are actually gathering the strength to move forward with a bit more hope and a lot more smiles. Embracing our history allows us to cherish the present even more.
#31
LOL
#32
Do You One Better. Manager 2009-2013
Liliana Spiro 1 day ago
The phone, the goatee, the blockbuster name tag... Definitely past times
#33
I'm This Old
#34
Still Got Mine. 🤣🤣🤣
#35
Wait! I Got One Too 🥹
#36
Anyone Remember Making Bracelets Out Of The Blue Rubber Part Of These ?😏
featherytoad 1 day ago
No, but I remember looking under these caps to see if I won a free soda.
#37
Who Remembers This?
#38
Zune!!!! Yyyaaaaasss!!!!!
#39
I’m This Old! Iykyk! 🤣 😂
Upstaged75 1 day ago
If I recall correctly these only had 2 songs on them. I'm old, so we had 45 records instead - one song on each side and you had to pull up that thing in the middle of the record player so the 45 would fit.
#41
Im This Old
Michael Largey 1 day ago
Oh, yes, bought a lot of LPs there. But I didn't know they were a national chain.
#42
I'm This Old
Beak Hookage 1 day ago
My god, when the Spice Girls were at their height you could NOT get away from them. There was Spice Girls EVERYTHING. The official perfume is the one I remember most. Sister was a huge fan and bough the merch. I enjoyed their music but found the mech annoying, probably because it was quite girly girly and I was the kind of girl who preferred mud and rats and climbing trees and such.
#43
🤧😭
Beak Hookage 1 day ago
Like everyone else at the time I assumed Mavis was a real person and it was some kind of celebrity endorsement! Nope, she's entirely fictional.
#44
I Remember These In Elementary School (It Was K-6)
#46
I’m This Old 😂
#47
This Right Here 🥷🏿 Ifykyk
#48
For The Aussies, This Old
Beak Hookage 1 day ago
I can just barely remember these. I felt like such an old fogey when I went to our local KMart which has been there for at least 30 years (but completely remodelled of course) and told some youngster working there "y'know, there used to be a café right here on this spot. I remember my mum bought me and my sister a frog in the pond for a treat" and the kid was like "holy sh1t really??" This is what happens when you live in the same town your entire life.
#49
Sighhh
Huddo's sister 1 day ago
I have never seen this but it looks similar to the Papa's Pizzaria etc games from Cool Maths Games (which are actually still around)
#50
I'm This Old
#51
I’m This Old
That’s all I yam 15 hours ago
I remember in the late 60s I think when they sugar frosted Lucky Charms, as if the marshmallow charms were enough sugar.
#52
LOL Iykyk
#53
I'm This Old
Michael Largey 1 day ago
The Papa John's Winners Circle would be comprised of the patrons of other pizza places.
#54
I Was This Old 😭
#55
I'm This Old
Beak Hookage 1 day ago
Nowadays Facebook doesn't care about inappropriate content being posted there. Animal cruelty videos are a-okay! I reported so many but was told "this doesn't violate terms of service blah blah blah". They were happy to give me a temporary ban for jokingly telling a friend "I'm gonna bonk you over the head", though. The Facebook of today is only interested in pushing AI on its users as aggressively as possible. So glad I quit using my account.
#56
I’m This Old‼️
Grape Walls of Ire 1 day ago
Whoa! I haven't thought about these in decades! I had a bunch of Micronauts right around the time the original Star Wars came out. After that, it was all about the Star Wars action figures.
#58
I Am This Old!
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Cecilie Hammershøy 1 day ago
A lot of things in this thread is only relatable for people in the US.
Rick Murray 1 day ago
I'm old enough that I wasn't taught to read normally. I was taught a weird sort-of-phonetic alphabet before transitioning to normal letters. It was pretty much a failed educational experiment in the UK. Wiki link in the following comment.
Forrest Hobbs 20 hours ago
Rick Murray. I read about that some time ago. From Wikipedia: Professor Rhona Stainthorp, a professor of literacy at the University of Reading, believes that ITA is "a perfect example of someone thinking they’ve got a good idea and trying to simplify something, but having absolutely no idea about teaching."
Load More Replies... Cecilie Hammershøy 1 day ago
A lot of things in this thread is only relatable for people in the US.
Rick Murray 1 day ago
I'm old enough that I wasn't taught to read normally. I was taught a weird sort-of-phonetic alphabet before transitioning to normal letters. It was pretty much a failed educational experiment in the UK. Wiki link in the following comment.
Forrest Hobbs 20 hours ago
Rick Murray. I read about that some time ago. From Wikipedia: Professor Rhona Stainthorp, a professor of literacy at the University of Reading, believes that ITA is "a perfect example of someone thinking they’ve got a good idea and trying to simplify something, but having absolutely no idea about teaching."
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