'Am I still as impulsive as I was over a decade ago, or—more likely—am I turning back to old pastimes in a desperate reach for familiarity?'
For Oluremi Olufemi, 28, a modern twist on an old favorite—devouring fan fiction, or fan-generated writing about beloved cultural touchstones—is providing solace. “When I’m not working, I’m spending hours of my day reading One Direction fan fiction,” she said. “I never listened to One Direction at all when I was younger—it started because I’ve been listening and deep-diving into Harry Styles.
posed by COVID-19, I can’t be the only one wishing to go back to a time when my biggest concern was finishing my spelling homework in time to watch. And the wave of middle-school regression that’s hit some of us non–middle schoolers of late is not coincidental. Lisa Brateman, a psychotherapist and relationship specialist based in New York, notes: “Childhood pastimes and hobbies are brought to the forefront during stress-provoking times.
Sometimes, the regressive behavior is a little less pleasant, though, especially for those who are riding out quarantine in their childhood homes. Rebecca Saltzman, 27, who is recovering from COVID-19 in her family home, has found that earlier iterations of her emotional self emerge in that familiar, specific environment. “I’m blatantly ignoring my mom when she starts to talk a lot, which is mean, but I justify it by telling myself it’s tween me doing it, not real me,” Saltzman said.
But rediscovering tween passions, at least, can foster bonding. Despite the distance, I felt super connected to two of my best friends when we watchedon a recent Friday night. We didn’t even know each other when the movie first came out in 2004, but it didn’t matter: Each of us slipped right back into our tween selves, reminiscing about our first Nokia flip phones and singing along to Hilary and Haylie Duff’s duet of “Our Lips Are Sealed.
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