I’ve seen people claim that getting drunk off of X causes them to party, while getting drunk off of Y causes them to sleep, and getting drunk off of Z causes them to be more depressed, but X causes them to be more happy, etc.
Is this actually true? If so,
– I presume it’s dependent on the person, so what physical or mental differences in a person make them more or less likely?
– What about the alcohols could affect this?
– How does what you mix it with take a role? (Like do Citrus mix-ins have a different effect than caffeine mix-ins, etc).
If it’s not true:
– Why do people claim that it’s true so fervently?
Edit: So the consensus seems to be “The difference comes from the atmosphere and emotions you have going in. The alcohol itself likely has little difference. However, some alcohol has more or less histamines, melatonin, or are often paired with things with more sugar or caffeine, or contain more or less fluids to hydrate, so these all may play roles”.
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No. It’s all about the amount, how fast they drink it, and the environment they drink it in.
People claiming things like “when I drink X it makes me sleepy,” is almost always because their body reacts to the amount of alcohol in X a certain way, and/or they usually drink at a certain pace so they feel those effects. Of course, there are different alcoholic drinks that contain different ingredients like caffeine that might cause related effects, but as far as the alcohol itself it’s all the same.
The reason people claim it’s true is the “placebo effect,” where being told something will affect them in a certain way causes them to perceive it affecting them that way, even though it isn’t. The placebo effect is so much stronger than people realize, and nobody wants to have their perception questioned, which means people will straight up fight you if you try to tell them what they’re experiencing is a placebo.
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