I tend to find the opposite which is pretty funny because I figure out who I am when I don't care what others think of me or when I'm not overanalyzing my actions. However if those aren't big problems for somebody I could see how they wouldn't benefit in the same way.

Yeah, this is a major problem. Alcohol either reduces or exasperates those issues depending on the environment and how much I've had to drink. Kind of agree with the analysis from _refugee_ on this one as far as the weight of ones action drunk versus sober. Granted, I don't feel love towards anybody right now and haven't in quite some time, and don't think any of my actions have much impact on anyone or even myself.

But I think there's a reason drunk actions occur once that activation barrier is lowered. It's a disinclination to yourself, or at least, myself...kind of takes you out of yourself a bit and allows an action or thought to occur that wouldn't otherwise happen (even if it's been on your mind for a while - see: overanalysis).

Fuck I've become nihilistic as of late, without even trying.