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. That is no good!  Why have you been feeling so sad and depressed?
current: 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.
next: Wow!  That does sound like a lot of misfortune!  Just try your best to think positive if you can.  You never know what the future has in store for you!