College.

[sneakyninja]

Yesterday in my Psych class we were talking about different mind-body interactions and Prof. Thompson brought up alcohol. He told us how studies have shown that the way that you act when you are drunk is actually more due to your own expectations of drunken behavior than the actual chemicals in the alcohol. It's a way of inducing a desired

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[awalkingshade]

So if I chug a 26er of Smirnoff and fall on my ass, and a dude sees that I'm basically incompacitated and won't argue much, and what happens happens...it's not the booze talking?

That's nonsense.

[sneakyninja]

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Notice that I said that it's more due to the expectations than the chemicals, which does not say that the chemicals have no effect.
If you're basically incapacitated, then no, you probably wouldn't argue much--regardless of the cause.

The point is that people approach drinking from a certain point of view. They ran psychological tests in which people came in and were given a drink. Some they told it was alcohol and it really was, some they told it was alcohol when it wasn't, and some they told it wasn't alcohol and it wasn't. What they found was that those who they gave mineral water to yet told that it was alcohol somehow still "got drunk" (described the way that they felt as the same as they described as being drunk)and acted like it. Why? Because their minds expected it to happen.

[sneakyninja]

Also, the girl did not say that her friend was incapacitated and someone took advantage of her. She said that her friend made the concious decision to sleep with him, though she would not have if she were sober.

There are no chemicals in alcohol that make a person feel sexy/erotic (which leads to regrettable sexual experiences), angry, sad, etc.

[salent]

if you drink a 26er of vodka and pass out infront of people you dont trust its your own damn fault

[xxhavokxx]

I think shes talking about smirnoff ice. 26 ounces of vodka wouldnt be fun