I think the human brain is designed to retain the pleasant memories and discard the unpleasant ones.
I read most of the responses to this thread and I can confidently say that if any of them were suddenly transported back to 1961, they'd be howling for a return back to 2017 within 24 hours.
The only way I would want to go back in time would be if I was made younger and if I could retain the knowledge that I have now. Then at least I could take advantage by investing in companies like Microsoft, McDonalds, Wal-Mart, IBM and Apple early on.
One of my favorite time travel movies was The Philadelphia Experiment.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087910/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
Two Navy seamen are sent from 1943 to 1984. One of them stays behind.
This guy gets to experience the ‘80s society, technology, etc. He likes the “free and easy” girlfriend he meets (1940s girlfriend wouldn’t “cooperate” with him), has to figure out an automatic transmission, runs into a transvestite (”Why the hell are you dressed like that”), is asked what he liked best about the ‘80s (”TV was great.” “You didn’t see enough of it.”).