(Disclaimer: This note is reserved for those who can relate; And those who want to relate )
That thing about alcohol that brings out that side of us that we normally dont/wouldn't show......
Can it be harnessed into a bottle or a pill?
One with no hangovers, no age limits, no life threatening warnings, one that is drive-worthy?
Honestly, alcohol makes people do some crazy things, yes...(and surely some people should NEVER be allowed to stand, sit or exist near any alcoholic liquid...I mean, everyone knows one or two people who are just absolute (___INSERT WORD__) when they get drunk...so, I am not talking about those people)....but we know that alcohol makes people drop their inhibitions in general.
All of a sudden, with some alcohol in your body, you can do things you usually couldn't/ wouldn't do: you can say things without overthinking them, you say things without thinking, you can talk to that someone you are afraid of, you can be tremendously fun and even funny(if lucky), you can become an extremely GREAT or an extremely BAD dancer or singer.....and much more.... you know what you or others have done while drunk......or maybe you dont......that is the other thing-- you could simply also lose all short term memory of the night in question...
But, as long as you did not do something highly regretable or illegal and you are still in 'good' physical condition in the morning, then you probably could have some lessons to learn from Drunken You.
They say that Drunken You is most likely your alter ego presenting itself.
Drunken You's personality has some, if not all, of the following qualities:
As compared to their normal selves, they
- Are Confident
- Are Spontaneous
- Are Easy going
- Enjoy the 'Now'
- Hardly worry about what other people think
- Have a 'Can be' rather than a 'Should be' attitude
- Have a Unique sense of humour
- Hardly worry about the problems of tomorrow
- Are brutally honest
- Can start a conversation with anyone regardless of who they are
- Are appreciative of little things, little wonders, nature
e.t.c.
Aren't these most of the qualities what we are told to develop by all those self-development books that we read?
All those life blogs, TV shows, sessions that we go for, Oprah......
Dont they all tell us to be one or more of the above in order to 'succeed' in life?
Think about it.
They tell us to build our confidence
To be spontaneous from time to time
They tell us that sociable and easy-going leaders are good for organisations
They tell us to stop worrying too much about what others think
They tell us we can do anything we put our minds to
They say that we should live life fully beyond our comfort zone or imaginary boundaries
........See where I am going with this?
That is why I would need that alcohol effect bottled or put in a health pill of sorts.
And if Science takes too long to make that happen, maybe we can find a way to bottle that effect psychologically and store it in our brains; So that when we would need to take a sip on a normal day, say during an important presentation where we need just a tad more confidence than usual, then it could help to channel that much-needed alter ego.
There is of course a lot to shun about getting drunk and in general, drunken people....but some key things to borrow from as well. How we use what we borrow will be what matters in that alter ego store room of our sober brains.
So go bottle the effect and get ready to take a sip when you need it.
Good thing is you are free to get drunk on it.
