Why We Romanticize Alcohol (E79)
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Gill discusses romanticizing alcohol. You’ll learn why we selectively remember the positive memories of our drinking, why the negative memories fade away, and how this can lead us to drink again. She found a very cool study to tell you about too, that looked at how quickly negative memories fade for moderate drinkers versus heavy drinkers. And if you struggle with romanticizing alcohol, then she provides some tips at the end of this episode for dealing with these thoughts.
What to listen to next:
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E61: How Alcohol Memories are Triggered in Sobriety
E62: Dopamine and Addiction
Videos:
Romanticizing Alcohol?
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How to Stay Sober During the Holidays
Sources
Why do we think the good old days were so good.The Decision Lab. 2021
Ruhl, Charlotte. What is cognitive bias? Simply Psychology. 2021
McGrath, P.Why good memories are less likely to fade. BBC News. 2014
Zengel, B. et al. Romantic relationships and fading of affect for memories of the shared past. Applied Cognitive Psychology. 33:5. 861-872. 2019
Gibbons, J. et al. The fading affect bias across alcohol consumption frequency for alcohol-related and non-alcohol-related events. Consciousness and Cognition. 22:4. 1340-1351. 2013.
Cite this episode
Tietz, G. Episode 79: Why We Romanticize Alcohol. Sober Powered. 2021.
