When a person is drunk or high do they tell the truth?

[iamveryconfused]

Just curious... does a person seem to tell more of the truth when they are either drunk or high or both?

Thanks!

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+1 y

I get what everyone is saying. If it's feelings, they lose inhibitions and will usually say how they feel, but other things they exaggerate? I know when my man gets high or drunk, he will say things (emotionally) and I will ask if he meant it sober & yep.

[Anonymous]

Well, I think it depends. If it's about feelings or something personal (it could also be just a booty call), then mostly YES, but if it's something to impress that other person than mostly all things are exaggerated. I mean, I had a guy who told me he liked me only when was drunk, as sober he was soooo shy around me. But at the same time I had people who offered me a job when they were drunk, who told about their cars, houses, salaries etc., and all those things were wayyy exaggerated. It was just something they used to impress that other person, to make them feel special. So, I think if a person is talking about the feelings when drunk, I would tend to believe, because why would they need to lie, the rest things are not really lies but more like exaggerated... And of course there sometimes are people who call drunk just to talk and it's also true, they want somebody to listen to them, but in normal situation they would keep everything by themselves, but after getting drunk, the urge to talk is so huge that they don't care to whom they talk to...

[sarah-a180]

Well, yes and no.

Being drunk or high lowers your inhibitions. This changes what you're willing to say.

It can bring things out that you've been too scared to say.

It can also make you say things that you don't really mean or that just pop into your head without you really thinking them through.

Even more tricky is what the "truth" is in a situation. I might think a guy has not the greatest teeth, but there's no point saying anything because they're not awful, don't bother me and I think he's hot. If I get drunk and tell him he has bad teeth, he's likely to feel hurt and self conscious and that I don't think he's attractive. Does he now know the truth?

The fact is, we usually don't tell people things for a reason. It's part of the social contract. Personally, I'd mostly ignore what people say when drunk. Ask them when they're sober if you want, then choose to trust their answer.

[sarah-a180]

Responding to your edit: I mostly agree. But I also think that people have complex, conflicting feelings. There might be a part of me that has some feelings for a guy in the moment, but most of me doesn't most of the time. When I'm drunk, I might to telling people that I really like that guy.

I just wouldn't give much credit to what people say when they're drunk. Just ask them when they sober up. I think it's more than exaggerating: they'll say things that are basically wrong.

[bdraya9969]

i think you can kinda weigh how much credit you give things, my boyfriend loves his pot and I'm not really that into it. but he'll do it with his friends and stuff. I don't like getting into any serious convos with him when he's high. I think that if he wants to spill something out when he;s high- go right ahead, but I always bring it up again later when he's sober, just to kind of check in and see where he's at with whatever it was he said. from experience I can say, when I'm high, I say the things that do mean something to me and I'm scared to say sober, but also its easier to say things without having too much attached to it, if you know what I mean. good and bad. for the most part its best to recap when someone is sober. but still listen to what they say- there is some meaning to it. hope this helps. :)

[walters15]

Somtiems it can be truth some times it can be lies, somtimes if he is realy drunk or high it could be not eaven his toughts.

[boribori90]

certain things can slip out when you're not paying attention to what your drunk self is saying

[confusedgirl22]

the truth always comes out drunk! if someone is a nasty drunk then I would be wary of them. if someone gets agressive or sleazy when drunk, I don't think "oh that's the drink talking". What I would say is "that's their true colours coming true now". people are complicated so they manage to keep a lid on negative feelings sober but not drunk (if they do come out with some emotional outburst that is).

[msaa_2001]

i think so, at least to an extent anyways. (I know I do when I'm messed up lol) and my man has said some revealing things (his feelings, etc..) while being messed up... and when I ask him the next day if he remembers what he said he says yes and that he meant every word... hope this helps :D

[Cartiphilus]

It may not necessarily be the truth but it will be an honest answer. People will say things while drunk they would not normally say when sober. For example, if it p*sses him off that you always spend an hour in the bathroom, he will not normally tell you sober. Yet when he's drunk you'll find just how much it really bothers him you spend, what he thinks, is too much time in the bathroom.

[enlightenment]

its truth mixed with lies, deadly combination