Memory Distortion
Brett explains how cognitive dissonance in breakups leads to demonizing partners. Elliot sheds light on memory distortion, showing how memories are altered to maintain a positive self-concept, often portraying oneself as the injured party.In this clip
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I have a question about this episode How Your Mind Really Works & Why People Are Insecure and How to Fix It and this Memory and Emotion. If we can't forget traumatic events but can modify our emotional response to past events, can the changes to a person's character following an event also be reversed or altered? For example, if someone who was once very positive and engaging returns from war or suffers the loss of a parent/spouse and as a result becomes guarded and distant, how much of our "character" is malleable? Or can people truly become "stuck in their ways"?
Is it fair to say that the brain can build on traumatic memories, preventing a person from taking actions that could allow them to heal themselves, as discussed in episode 510: The secret to lifelong happiness | Bestselling author Morgan Housel and the clip Processing Loss? For example, I produced a huge activation, which was the largest success of my career, that opened on my mother's birthday. Two weeks later, she died in her sleep. Now, when I attempt to work on large, challenging projects like this one, I can start the process creatively but have great trouble following through on distributing it to people who could help me execute it. Is that a fair analysis of how my mind is perceiving my actions as leading to a similar tragic outcome?