Do u believe that a drunk persons emotions and feeling portrayed while drunk is a true reflection?

Question

of his or her feelings........does the truth come out when ur drunk

Answer 1

NO

Answer 2

Drink can relax us n that is good sometimes 4 Dutch Courage but really
being drunk actually weakens the true charactor and often even though you may FEEL at the time its the truth coming out you realize the next day that it wasnt gelling with everything else and it can be very weakening and demeaning . Alcohol isnt just about young people going out clubbing n students. Its a serious drug.
Having said that it does let your hair down but that isnt truth its an artificial reallignment, n its better to realize that. The hindu statement is interesting, we reveal more when we are drunk but it is a truth of desire/urges or something.

Answer 3

On the whole, yes. I think that alcohol unleashes whatever is most repressed in a person normally - the parts of themselves they hide from others.

I have a friend who is very sweet and happy when not drinking, but after drinks lets out a lot of anger and unhappiness, and tells me about bad situations that she's been in or people who've been horrible to her at work. These things are things that must upset her all the time really, but she just doesn't normally show it or feel able to talk about it without a few drinks.

When I get drunk I tend to be extremely silly, which I think is a reflection of my true soul, despite everyday worries and bad things in the news - and despite having to be a 'responsible professional' during the day.

Answer 4

Even though most people disagree with me, I do believe that the truth always comes out when you're drunk. Not falling over, piss your pants drunk. Just drunk enough that all of your inhibitions have been washed away. But, I also think that sometimes our emotions are magnified when drunk as well.

Answer 5

Yes, the truth may come out when someone is drunk, but I don't believe that being drunk is a true reflection either.

Answer 6

"In vino veritas"?

While one might be more inclined to action when under the influence because of the disregard toward personal inhibitions, that action doesn't necessarily have to be "true". If you smash a car window while wasted, it doesn't have to reflect some underlying desire that existed all along to destroy car windows. I think it's the same way for the sentiments that may be expressed when someone is intoxicated: a statement or feeling can be as rash and meaningless as an action. The realisation of such emotions isn't necessarily indicative of their truth or falsehood.

Most of the time, though, I think that these feelings are misguided and not meant the way they are conveyed and subsequently perceived.

Answer 7

Sometimes, yes. Our behaviour when sober and in complete control of our actions is somewhat inhibited by such things as our moral education, fear, low self-esteem and low self-confidence, and under the influence of alcohol inhibition might be weakened, causing us to do things that we would not otherwise do. Your question is about whether these behaviours reflect suppressed desires, and this is often the case - we might tell someone that we love them when drunk, having been too fearful to do so when sober - and Mel Gibson betrayed his feelings about Jewish people when drunk. Violent tendencies might also surface when drunk. These kind of outcomes are likely, however, to be restricted to occasions when we have not drunk so much as to be incoherent or unable to stand - at which point behaviour is unlikely to reflect any kind of intention or meaning, but likely to be quite random and out of control, particularly because cognitive abilities will have been greatly reduced and you are less likely to recognise people, and more likely to distort reality.

Answer 8

I think being drunk just exaggerates what you are feeling at that time.
For example
A mild attraction for someone turns into passion
a dislike of someone turns into hate

These extremes of emotion aren't the truth we just tend to see things in black or white when we are drunk.
We come up with perfect solutions for things that in the cold light of day are ridiculous when put into the perspective of sobriety.

Answer 9

depends really on the level of dependancy.alcoholics are ill and the booze messes with your brain.You can act in ways that are not like you at all and have no recollection. Your question doesn't define whether you are dealing with an alcoholic or just someone drunk-the answer isn't the same for both.

Answer 10

Yes I think hidden views/opinions emerge. And of course the embarrassment gene goes on holiday for the period of drunkenness-only returning when someone reminds you of things you did or said. Or finding it's way back through little flashbacks you have!!! I also develop severe tourettes according to my husband when I'm drunk (swearing unnecessary)
Just reading answers did any1 else think answer 8th was true being called Sherrie or just coincidence?

Answer 11

NO, some drunks say the most stupid things and really are just trying to make a joke or be the "life of the party"