Does drunkenness expose a person for who they really are?

midnight rain · 12-14-2012, 02:49 AM

It may have some truth to it. I don't speak for anyone else, but drunkenness liberates me from social constraint, being drunk makes me (and most others) feel like I can say what I want. Does drunkenness expose someone at their most primordial of thoughts?

Psy-Fi · 12-14-2012, 03:37 AM

^ Was you, or was you not drunk when youse posted this?

midnight rain · 12-14-2012, 03:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Psy-Fi

^ Was you, or was you not drunk when youse posted this?

I cut out some of the more retarded sentences to make my point more coherent. But yes, I was (and am) drunk when I made this point

Neapolitan · 12-14-2012, 03:47 AM

I kinda noticed when someone is drunk they are either a "happy drunk" or "angry drunk." I kinda divide drunks into these two groups, but they are only that way when their drunk. A happy drunk could be a moody person irl who is quite and pensive, but when drunk is relax and happy and talkytive.

Psy-Fi · 12-14-2012, 03:48 AM

As long as no one loses an eye, it's all in good fun!

midnight rain · 12-14-2012, 03:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Neapolitan

I kinda when someone is drunk they are either a "happy drunk" or "angry drunk." I kinda divid drunks into these two groups, but they are only that way when their drunk. A happy drunk could be a moody person irl who is quite and pensive, but when drunk is relax and happy and talkytive.

That's what I'm trying to get at though, does alcohol cut down societal established norms, and expose people as elfless or predatorial in nature? What distinguishes a happy drunk from an ******* drunk? Does an ******* drunk think they can blame it all on the alcohol the morning after, so they have a fallback, so they feel like they can say whatever they like?

14232949 · 12-14-2012, 03:54 AM

in vino veritas, in wine there is truth.

It is no great mystery that when someone consumes alcohol, their concious thought and perspective is tainted, and thus opening up their true thoughts and feelings that one would usually keep to themselves.
I've always thought about the effects of alcohol alike an amplifier, the more you drink, the more volume gets added to your character; making you louder, more obnoxious and more prone to sharing hidden traits and feelings.

midnight rain · 12-14-2012, 03:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Merrycaaant

in vino veritas, in wine there is truth.

It is no great mystery that when someone consumes alcohol, their concious thought and perspective is tainted, and thus opening up their true thoughts and feelings that one would usually keep to themselves.
I've always thought about the effects of alcohol alike an amplifier, the more you drink, the more volume gets added to your character; making you louder, more obnoxious and more prone to sharing hidden traits and feelings.

Yeah that's what I'm thinking, only I'm getting at how genuine are those thoughts truly?

I guess I view them as a person at their most primordial, ignorant of societal constraints. So a drunk ******* makes for a real life *******s, and a nice drunk makes for a nice person?

14232949 · 12-14-2012, 03:59 AM

I believe the thoughts are almost entirely genuine. Even if they're deeprooted in the subconscious one may not be aware of them, or perhaps it's just an outpouring of a particular emotion, i.e. pent-up anger, self loathing, depression even down to lust.

That may explain why certain people act negatively with alcohol, a build of suppressed emotion which is no longer under self management.
If you act kindly, honestly and within the law whilst drunk I can't see there being much case for you being an ******* whilst sober.

Neapolitan · 12-14-2012, 04:05 AM

I don't it has to do with social norms. Maybe it just unravels the psychological safe-gaurds people create for themselves to operate in society without being hassled. Maybe the happy drunk wants to be happy when sober but creates certain behaviour modifactions to safe-guard themselves from others.

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14232949 The Big Dog Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Scotland Posts: 1,989	in vino veritas, in wine there is truth. It is no great mystery that when someone consumes alcohol, their concious thought and perspective is tainted, and thus opening up their true thoughts and feelings that one would usually keep to themselves. I've always thought about the effects of alcohol alike an amplifier, the more you drink, the more volume gets added to your character; making you louder, more obnoxious and more prone to sharing hidden traits and feelings.

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14232949 The Big Dog Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Scotland Posts: 1,989	I believe the thoughts are almost entirely genuine. Even if they're deeprooted in the subconscious one may not be aware of them, or perhaps it's just an outpouring of a particular emotion, i.e. pent-up anger, self loathing, depression even down to lust. That may explain why certain people act negatively with alcohol, a build of suppressed emotion which is no longer under self management. If you act kindly, honestly and within the law whilst drunk I can't see there being much case for you being an ******* whilst sober.