history: I've always been something of a nostalgic person. Yesterday always seems better than today to me. Yesterday always seems better to me than today. I've always felt this way.
current: That is no good!  Why have you been feeling so sad and depressed?
next: I've had a rough life, the last 40 years have been a trainwreck. Betrayal, family problems, basically I went to prison for a crime that my mother committed, and now my life is screwed.