When the going gets tough, the tough get nostalgic. mentalhealth memories
that people with depression may remember unhappy times as even worse than they actually were. All of this lends support to a popular theory of depression — known as the “competitive memory theory” — which holds that every person has access to both positive and negative thoughts and “self-representations,” but that people with depression tend to gravitate toward the negative ones.
Askelund says people undergoing cognitive behavioral therapy for depression are often taught techniques designed to counteract negative self-related thoughts. Recalling positive memories may be one such technique. “Recalling specific positive memories seems to be a skill that can be trained,” he says.
His views are backed up by research on how people spend time and money. “We know from a large body of research that people derive more happiness from experiential purchases — travel, meals out, concerts — than they do from clothing or electronic goods or material possessions,” says Amit Kumar, an assistant professor of marketing and psychology at the University of Texas at Austin.
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