re-experience
Live it twice
To re-experience something is to experience it again, whether actually or in memory.
The term appears frequently in psychology, where traumatic re-experiencing—reliving distressing events through flashbacks, nightmares, or intrusive memories—is a hallmark of PTSD.
In more positive contexts, people seek to re-experience favorite moments: I wanted to re-experience the thrill of my first concert.
The word emphasizes the vividness of encountering something anew rather than merely remembering it.
Mentally revisiting past events
- PTSDChronic reaction to horrific events
- triggerWhat initiates action
- traumaLasting psychological wound
- intrusiveInvading others' privacy
vivid · sensory · episode · panic · survivor · anxiety · war · haunting
Mind's retention capacity
- recollectionRecalled mental image
- rememberingRetaining past information
- retrievalAct of getting back
- reminisceRecall past experiences fondly
recollect · revisit · recapture · reflect · mind · cognition · recognition · reawaken
Recalling past experiences
- yearningIntense prolonged craving
- longingIntense, persistent desire
- wistfulnessTender sadness for absence
- sentimentalityExcessive tender emotion
melancholy · homesickness · hiraeth · sepia-toned · halcyon · bygone · bittersweet · childhood
Restore strength and vitality
- rejuvenateRestore youthful vigor
- refreshRestore energy or newness
- rekindleRenew something dormant
- reawakenBecome alert again
rebirth · rediscover · reinvigorate · restore · regenerate · second-chance · reconnect · reignite
reliving
Mentally revisiting past events
- PTSDChronic reaction to horrific events
- triggerWhat initiates action
- traumaLasting psychological wound
intrusive · vivid · sensory · episode · panic · survivor · anxiety · war · haunting · dissociation
memory
Mind's retention capacity
- recollectionRecalled mental image
- rememberingRetaining past information
- retrievalAct of getting back
reminisce · recollect · revisit · recapture · reflect · mind · cognition · recognition · reawaken · reconstruct
reminiscence
Recalling past experiences
- yearningIntense prolonged craving
- longingIntense, persistent desire
- wistfulnessTender sadness for absence
sentimentality · melancholy · homesickness · hiraeth · sepia-toned · halcyon · bygone · bittersweet · childhood · memorabilia
revitalize
Restore strength and vitality
- rejuvenateRestore youthful vigor
- refreshRestore energy or newness
- rekindleRenew something dormant
reawaken · rebirth · rediscover · reinvigorate · restore · regenerate · second-chance · reconnect · reignite · reclaim
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