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MENTAL MODEL · M1519

Solastalgia

Solastalgia
BehaviorHigh supportPsychology
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Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-30

CORE DEFINITION

Unlike nostalgia, which arises from being away from home, solastalgia is the distress of feeling homesick while still at home. When the environment is degraded (e.g., by climate change or overdevelopment), the familiar sense of place is lost.

SCAFFOLDING EFFECT

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- Emotional insight: explains the common sense of loss among modern urban dwellers. The physical space remains, but the 'sense of place' that carried memories has been erased by concrete and steel.

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Longing for a lost home or past transforms into pain; as a model, it reminds us that the unattainable yearning can become a persistent internal drain, and it should be acknowledged and managed rather than indulged.

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