More on Gibson and the idea that his real personality was revealed
Addendum to last month's myth, "Alcohol is a revealer, not a creator of human behavior.""Alcohol is truth serum.â€
This variation of Myth # 63 in Alcoholism Myths and Realities ("His real personality comes out when he drinksâ€) was repeated ad nauseam in regards to Mel Gibson in the days following his arrest. It was repeated even by psychologist Joyce Brothers, who is quoted as saying, "We are much more likely to tell our own feelings when we are drunk."While this may be true for non-alcoholics, it is flagrantly false for alcoholics. I even heard the myth bandied about by recovering addicts, who surprisingly often don't understand their own disease. They are, in fact, the greatest perpetrators of the myths that "alcoholism ...
