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'''Disinhibition''' can be described as the partial to complete loss of restraint in governing normal behavior and decision-making processes. It is manifested by impulsivity, poor risk assessment, and disregard for social conventions. A person with drug-induced disinhibition will experience a decreased ability to control and manage their immediate impulsive responses to the external environment.  
'''Disinhibition''' can be described as a partial to complete suppression of one's self-restraint when it comes to governing socially acceptable behavior and general decision-making processes. A person with drug-induced disinhibition will experience a decreased ability to control and manage their immediate impulsive responses to the external environment. This is usually manifested through impulsivity, poor risk assessment, and a disregard for social conventions.  


For the most part, disinhibition simply allows one to overcome emotional apprehension and suppressed social skills in a manner that is quite controllable for the average person. In many cases, the disinhibited individual may be unable to or have a lack of desire to disguise their emotional responses, sometimes at the expense of politeness, sensitivity, or social appropriateness. This lack of constraint can be positive or negative depending on the group or individual. The removal of social filter generally cannot be regarded as an alteration of one's views; it is simply an increased ease at displaying how one already feels.
At its lower levels of intensity, disinhibition can allow one to overcome emotional apprehension and suppressed social skills in a manner that is moderated and controllable for the average person. This can often prove useful for those who suffer from social anxiety or a general lack of confidence. However, at its higher levels of intensity, the disinhibited individual may be completely unable to maintain any semblance of self-restraint, sometimes at the expense of politeness, sensitivity, or social appropriateness. This lack of constraint can be negative, neutral, or positive depending on the individual and their current environment.  


Disinhibition often occurs along with [[amnesia]] and [[anxiety suppression]]. It is also a defining characteristic of [[alcohol]] and [[benzodiazepines]].
Disinhibition will often synergize with other coinciding effects such as [[amnesia]] and [[anxiety]] in a manner which can further decrease one's regard for social norms. It is most commonly induced under the influence of heavy dosages of [[GABAergic]] [[depressant|depressants]] such as [[alcohol]], [[GBL]], [[phenibut]], and [[benzodiazepine|benzodiazepines]].
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===Psychoactive substances===
===Psychoactive substances===

Revision as of 23:35, 16 October 2017

Disinhibition can be described as a partial to complete suppression of one's self-restraint when it comes to governing socially acceptable behavior and general decision-making processes. A person with drug-induced disinhibition will experience a decreased ability to control and manage their immediate impulsive responses to the external environment. This is usually manifested through impulsivity, poor risk assessment, and a disregard for social conventions.

At its lower levels of intensity, disinhibition can allow one to overcome emotional apprehension and suppressed social skills in a manner that is moderated and controllable for the average person. This can often prove useful for those who suffer from social anxiety or a general lack of confidence. However, at its higher levels of intensity, the disinhibited individual may be completely unable to maintain any semblance of self-restraint, sometimes at the expense of politeness, sensitivity, or social appropriateness. This lack of constraint can be negative, neutral, or positive depending on the individual and their current environment.

Disinhibition will often synergize with other coinciding effects such as amnesia and anxiety in a manner which can further decrease one's regard for social norms. It is most commonly induced under the influence of heavy dosages of GABAergic depressants such as alcohol, GBL, phenibut, and benzodiazepines.

Psychoactive substances

Compounds within our psychoactive substance index which may cause this effect include:

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See also

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