ITAW for pre-grief?

i’ve been searching for a word that captures the feeling of mourning a moment before it’s over. kind of like when you’re having a good time with your friends but start feeling upset thinking about the lonely drive home.

i keep searching but all i’m getting is “anticipatory grief,” which i know isn’t what i’m looking for. oddly enough i used to have a list of “rare words” in my notes for moments like this, and i could have sworn that list had a word for this feeling. sadly, it was lost in an update fluke several phones ago.

anyway, if anyone knows what i’m referring to/has suggestions that can help me out, i would greatly appreciate it!

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u/sp0iledwine — 7 days ago
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help finding specific word/term

i’ve been searching for a word that captures the feeling of mourning a moment before it’s over. i keep searching but all i’m getting is “anticipatory grief,”which i know isn’t what i’m looking for. oddly enough i used to have a list of “rare words” in my notes for moments like this, and i could have sworn that list had a word for this feeling. sadly, it was lost in an update fluke several phones ago.

anyway, if anyone knows what i’m referring to/has suggestions that can help me out, i would greatly appreciate it!

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u/sp0iledwine — 7 days ago