Title: 4 Things You Need To Know About Alcohol-Induced Blackouts - This Naked Mind
Headings: 4 Things You Need To Know About Alcohol-Induced Blackouts
4 Things You Need To Know About Alcohol-Induced Blackouts
Content: 1) What is an Alcohol-Induced Blackout? Blackouts are defined as periods of amnesia caused by excessive alcohol consumption, where a person is actively engaging in normal behaviors ranging from simple tasks like eating food to more aggressive behaviors like having a fight or engaging in sexual intercourse. However, the person will have little to no recall of events that took place during the blackout period. The high concentration of alcohol causes the part of the brain responsible for long-term memory to shut down. Simply put by Hepola, “The blood reaches a certain alcohol saturation point and shuts down the hippocampus—the part of the brain making long-term memories.” The intoxicated person will be participating in all sorts of activities, but the recorder in their brain is turned off. Hepola elaborates, “Your short-term memory still works, but short-term memory lasts less than two minutes, which explains why wasted people can follow a conversation from point to point, but they will repeat themselves after some time has passed.” The drinker repeating themselves is one sign that they may be in a blackout. Another possible sign is that they will have a vacant look in their eyes where they don’t appear to be fully focused and present. These are clues that may point to a potential alcohol-induced blackout, however there is really no way of knowing for sure when a person is in a blackout.