Since Syndrome

In the Dune universe, the "Since Syndrome" is a psychological condition coined by the God Emperor Leto II. It afflicts his repeatedly resurrected Duncan Idaho gholas (clones grown from dead tissue). It stems from their profound disorientation, deep suspicion, and existential dread upon realizing how much the universe has changed since they last died.

I used to read the Dune series quite a bit. I have since (yuk-yuk) come to apply the term 'Since Syndrome' to my own disorientation, suspicion, and dread in the moments I realize how long it's been since a certain milestone. How long since I was in college; how long since Mom, Pop, or Mike died; heck, how long since I had a good iced raisen bar. I have increasing bouts of the Syndrome the closer it gets to my birthday. To bring it back around to the Dune franchise, how long since I got an action figure? They're why I started blogging at all. "The world I grewed up in is gone." As is even the world that produced that quote.