I noticed I have a tendency to do this. Through meditation I've mostly been able to shift my awareness and focus towards the present, but the issue still persists and I don't know why.

I'm in my 3rd year of university (got 4 years of it though) and I've had some issues this year, mainly arguing with friends, etc. Stuff that isn't really ''major'' per-se.

I notice that I keep reminiscing about my 2nd year a lot and how I loved it a lot, as I didn't argue with my friends as much back then (I was still RP then too). Yet I also had a lot of issues in 2nd year too, not the same issues I have now, but issues --- I notice that I tend to ignore the bad side of it and instead look back with nostalgia.

What is causing this? Because during my 2nd year, I was ironically reminiscing about the time before that.

Am I looking to the past with the nostalgia goggles as an escape from my current issues?