True inspiration only comes from within, but an external stimulus is a necessary catalyst.
Nostalgia
The state of nostalgia, lost life or just loneliness?
Watching an old movie or hearing a song which one associates with better times, leads you to consider present life and current challenges.
A yearning for a sweeter or easier life,
is a fanciful preoccupation of those that are predisposed to melancholy and defeatism.
The cure for this condition is to achieve a present reality which makes the old, pale in significance.
Understanding
Understanding what you want and where you’re going, is only possible when you figure out, what you have and where you are.
Printed word
The printed word is hardly ever the definitive truth. At best it’s the writers take on a subject but commonly it’s the writers desire to be published, despite the collateral damage caused by their words.
When a reader aligns with that word without understanding the motivation of the writer, he/she becomes an unsuspecting collaborator and propagator of their motivation. After all you must “Never let the truth spoil a good story”
Solutions
There are no geographic solutions, for emotional problems.