I’ve had this argument with my bf who is by nature tactless with or without alcohol. Once when he had a lot to drink he really let his mouth run and upset me, he was acting strangely to the point where it was like being in the room with a different person. It was scary how different he seemed. Afterwards he seemed to have very little recollection of what he’d said and seemed genuinely confused and frustrated that he couldn’t remember. He eventually said what I was saying he had said is a load of nonsense and I should not take any of it personally because people talk nonsense when drunk.
I told him that apparently people say what they really think but are scared to say when sober (I have no evidence of this, just what I’ve been told before). But what is the truth? Can good people say horrible things when really drunk and can people lie when drunk or is it not possible - is there something in the brain that is affected meaning they always tell the truth when drunk?