This phone call can be a headache in the morning

Guzzling a few beers is a surefire way to socialize, but it makes people more likely to blurt out an unplanned "I love you" or reveal their feelings to a crush. \nPeter Finn, an IU psychology professor who studies alcoholism in young adults, explained why. \n"Alcohol removes normal inhibitions and is associated with euphoric feelings," Finn said. "So in other words, people feel really good. When we feel positive emotions, we like to talk and engage with other individuals."\nThe frontal lobes of the human brain are involved in regulating our behavior and our emotions. They inhibit emotional experience and expression. Finn said these inhibitions begin to dissolve when people consume alcohol. Alcohol also gives people courage to approach and engage with others because it unleashes dopamine in the brain, a neurotransmitter responsible for feeling pleasure and euphoria.\n"My rough guess is that 35 percent of those who are intoxicated are disinhibited," Finn said. \nWithin one hour, he estimated it would take four to five beers for a 150-pound male to become intoxicated and just three to four beers for a female of the same weight. With more alcohol, these people become less inhibited, and that's when they reach for their phones and start making calls. \n"People are much more likely to do things they wouldn't when sober," Finn said, "like unloading emotional baggage and telling people they love them. These are the reasons most likely to account for this phenomena of ... 'drunk dialing."