Alcohol

Do we find it so difficult to say what we want? We have to turn to a by-product of human stupidity for years just to release our thoughts. Does relying on alcohol make people feel as though they are safe to say what they think? If so, doesn't the reaction just get postponed until everyone is sober again? Most people would argue that we use alcohol to have fun, feel light-hearted, and to forget our current stressers, which for the most part is true. But, once we get into the inevitable black hole of booze we confront these "stressers" making the entire situation awkward for post-party events. It's human nature to drink and explore the false high that it gives you but do we utilize it to such an extent that it is now protecting us? Is alcohol our barrier from probable fear?