Hmm. First time, I repressed it. Wasn't an easy thing, and it kept cropping up in the most random places... seeing people from behind and thinking they were someone else, having to stop myself from crying at a certain smell or a certain song. Eventually I just redirected the energy into anything I could that might satisfy the longing at least a little. That worked better and I gradually came to accept things how they had to be. I don't remember ever feeling it was unpleasant, though, because the alternative was not feeling anything. I just thought that it was getting in the way of my life.
Second time was when I started dating my first (and current) boyfriend. I went away for a weekend and was shocked to find myself missing him after only hours or days apart. It's hard to describe what I wanted, but it was intense, and I wouldn't trade it for the world. So that would definitely fall under the category of pleasant.
I think whether it's a good state to be in or not depends on whether you think the longing can eventually be satisfied.
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