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E276: A Burst of Mental Clarity at 60 Days Sober (Cognitive Healing)
Manage episode 477659626 series 2815261
Many people experience a noticeable shift in mental clarity around 60 days sober. When it happened to me I felt like I was waking up from a long dream and I could finally use my brain again. This may feel like being present, having patience, better focus and attention, improved memory, and reduced mental clutter. In this episode, I’ll explain how alcohol causes cognitive impairments, why we have mental clarity around 60 days in, and how things like memory, attention, and processing speed recover in early sobriety. You’ll learn a general timeline for cognitive healing and which functions take longer than 60 days to begin to recover.
What to listen to next:
E246: Alcohol and Dementia
E220: The Hippocampus and Alcohol: Blackouts, Memory Deficits, and Learned Associations
E216: 4 Types of Impulsivity
E254: Why You Can’t Make Good Decisions About Your Drinking (or Anything Else)
E265: E265: Rewiring Your Reward System After Getting Sober
Work with me:
- Community & Meetings: Living a Sober Powered Life https://www.soberpowered.com/membership
- Sober coaching https://www.soberpowered.com/sober-coaching
Weekly email:
- You’ll hear from me on Fridays https://www.soberpowered.com/email
Courses:
- The non-negotiable mindset https://www.soberpowered.com/mindset-course
- Anger Management https://www.soberpowered.com/anger
Support the show:
- If you enjoyed this episode please consider buying me a coffee to support all the research and effort that goes into this podcast https://www.buymeacoffee.com/soberpowered
- Thank you for supporting this show by supporting my sponsors https://www.soberpowered.com/sponsors
Sources are posted on my website
Disclaimer: all of the information described in this podcast is my interpretation of the research combined with my opinion. This is not medical advice.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
297 episodes
Manage episode 477659626 series 2815261
Many people experience a noticeable shift in mental clarity around 60 days sober. When it happened to me I felt like I was waking up from a long dream and I could finally use my brain again. This may feel like being present, having patience, better focus and attention, improved memory, and reduced mental clutter. In this episode, I’ll explain how alcohol causes cognitive impairments, why we have mental clarity around 60 days in, and how things like memory, attention, and processing speed recover in early sobriety. You’ll learn a general timeline for cognitive healing and which functions take longer than 60 days to begin to recover.
What to listen to next:
E246: Alcohol and Dementia
E220: The Hippocampus and Alcohol: Blackouts, Memory Deficits, and Learned Associations
E216: 4 Types of Impulsivity
E254: Why You Can’t Make Good Decisions About Your Drinking (or Anything Else)
E265: E265: Rewiring Your Reward System After Getting Sober
Work with me:
- Community & Meetings: Living a Sober Powered Life https://www.soberpowered.com/membership
- Sober coaching https://www.soberpowered.com/sober-coaching
Weekly email:
- You’ll hear from me on Fridays https://www.soberpowered.com/email
Courses:
- The non-negotiable mindset https://www.soberpowered.com/mindset-course
- Anger Management https://www.soberpowered.com/anger
Support the show:
- If you enjoyed this episode please consider buying me a coffee to support all the research and effort that goes into this podcast https://www.buymeacoffee.com/soberpowered
- Thank you for supporting this show by supporting my sponsors https://www.soberpowered.com/sponsors
Sources are posted on my website
Disclaimer: all of the information described in this podcast is my interpretation of the research combined with my opinion. This is not medical advice.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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