Does alcohol bring out the 'real' you?

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I am typing this with a glass of whisky in the other hand, so bear with me.

Assuming you occasionally (or frequently) drink alcohol, would you say that it allows you to access a part of you that you consider to be your 'true' self - without fear (or at least reduced).

There are the typical stereotypes of the angry drunk, the 'I love you man' drunks etc. What do you consider yourself to be when intoxicated?

I've made some bad decisions while under the influence (you may point out that this thread is one of them), but I normally find it allows me to be much more honest than I would normally like to be.

So GD, have your way with me.
 
qqg3 said:
This, I can be a bit of a jerk after a few drinks.
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I should really expand on my comment. I'm nice to everyone when I'm drunk but one incident some prat punched me in order to get my mobile and I absolutely lost it. I would never have laid into him so much if I had been sober. I would have evaded the encounter instead if possible:(.
 
most people whether they say they dont will losen up say things a bit more honestly. just how it is.

i always say it straight anyway so makes no difference.

northerners tend to speak bluntly anyway so maybe its just southerners :D
 
"The real you" is nonsense talk, really.

I certainly don't think your brain functions normally with the addition of drugs, alcohol, sleep deprivation, or a host of other things.

But how you act when tired or drunk is not beyond your control, hence if you're a knob when drunk that's still your fault ;) It's still you. The real you :p It's just another aspect to your character.

But to answer the question obviously the effects of things like alcohol or tiredness can unlock different behaviours, no doubt, but these behaviours aren't your "normal" self.

I still think the phrase "the real you" is completely daft. It's vague and it's hippy talk ;)

Atlas23 said:
So GD, have your way with me.
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I'll take a rain cheque, thanks ;)
 
Alcohol is, in essence, a depressant. I'm not sure how it works from a scientific perspective but it also looses your inhibitions. It's nice to have less inhibitions. :) it's also nice not be depressed. I'm sure there is a balance there somewhere!

Gonna keep drinking til I find it! :D :D :D
 
TheBDog said:
Alcohol is, in essence, a depressant. I'm not sure how it works from a scientific perspective but it also looses your inhibitions. It's nice to have less inhibitions. :) it's also nice not be depressed. I'm sure there is a balance there somewhere!

Gonna keep drinking til I find it! :D :D :D
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Another bottle of rum and some jamming should help ;)
 
TheBDog said:
Alcohol is, in essence, a depressant. I'm not sure how it works from a scientific perspective but it also looses your inhibitions. It's nice to have less inhibitions. :) it's also nice not be depressed. I'm sure there is a balance there somewhere!

Gonna keep drinking til I find it! :D :D :D
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I can't honestly recall an occasion when I have felt depressed or melancholy when I have had a drink.
 
OldCoals said:
I can't honestly recall an occasion when I have felt depressed or melancholy when I have had a drink.
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Lucky you. If I have too many drinks I get insanely depressed. To the point of wanting to hurt myself.

Whereas I wouldn't even contemplate that sober. I don't like pain!

Which is probably why I don't have more than one or two drinks max these days. Being wasted is just no fun at all for me.
 
You speak the truth when drunk! If you not drunk you tend to be more reserved in your opinion!

Its not you speaking its what you think is speaking when drunk! ;)
 
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